Alder Creek (Saguache County, Colorado)

Alder Creek Tributary to San Luis Creek
Looking over Alder Creek, crossed by a dirt road.
Location of Alder Creek mouth Show map of Colorado Alder Creek (Saguache County, Colorado) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Saguache
Physical characteristics
Source	Bear Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles east of Round Mountain
• coordinates	38°20′03″N106°06′03″W / 38.33417°N 106.10083°W / 38.33417; -106.10083 [1]
• elevation	11,080 ft (3,380 m) [2]
Mouth	San Luis Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles east of Alder, Colorado
• coordinates	38°22′18″N106°01′55″W / 38.37167°N 106.03194°W / 38.37167; -106.03194 [1]
• elevation	8,448 ft (2,575 m) [3]
Length	5.06 mi (8.14 km) [4]
Basin size	5.00 square miles (12.9 km2) [5]
Discharge
• location	San Luis Creek
• average	0.80 cu ft/s (0.023 m3/s) at mouth with San Luis Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression	San Luis Creek
River system	San Luis Creek
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	US 285, County Road UU5

Alder Creek is a stream entirely within Saguache County, Colorado. ^[6]

Alder Creek was named for the alder trees lining its course. ^[7]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Alder Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
5. "Alder Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Creek (Saguache County, Colorado)
7. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 5.