Beaver Creek (Arkansas River tributary)

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Beaver Creek
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Looking downstream from a bridge on Fremont County Road 120
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Location of the creek's mouth in Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Fremont County, Colorado
  coordinates 38°35′57.98″N105°1′22.93″W / 38.5994389°N 105.0230361°W / 38.5994389; -105.0230361 [1]
Mouth  
  location
Arkansas River
  coordinates
38°22′18″N104°58′4.94″W / 38.37167°N 104.9680389°W / 38.37167; -104.9680389 [1]
  elevation
4,981 feet (1,518 meters) [1]
Length22 miles (35 kilometers) [2]
Basin features
Progression ArkansasMississippi
Tributaries 
  leftEast Beaver Creek
Red Creek
  rightWest Beaver Creek
West Mill Creek

Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River in Fremont County in south central Colorado. The creek is a coldwater stream popular with anglers.

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Course

The creek rises at the confluence of West Beaver Creek and East Beaver Creek within the Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area in the mountains north of Penrose, Colorado. This area is also within the Beaver Creek Wilderness Study area. From here, the creek flows generally south, passing under Colorado State Highway 115, then traveling south just east of Penrose, Colorado to its confluence with the Arkansas River, its flow much decreased by ditch diversions, chiefly the Brush Hollow Supply Ditch. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Fishing

The State Wildlife Area offers fishing for brown trout, brook trout, and rainbow trout. There are few roads in the area, and hiking up the stream is the only way to access the best fishing sites. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Beaver Creek". Colorado Trail Explorer. Colorado DNR + CPW and Natural Atlas. n.d. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Beaver Creek — Above Penrose". Angler's Covey. Colorado Springs, Colorado. 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  4. "Brush Hollow Supply Ditch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  5. "Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area". Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior. n.d. Retrieved October 4, 2025.