Cattle Creek (Roaring Fork River tributary)

Cattle Creek
The creek as it meanders through the community of Cattle Creek before it passes under Highway 82 to its confluence with the Roaring Fork River
The location of the creek's mouth in Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	White River National Forest, northeast of Basalt Mountain
• coordinates	39°27′12.94″N106°55′12.15″W / 39.4535944°N 106.9200417°W / 39.4535944; -106.9200417 [1]
Mouth
• location	Cattle Creek, Colorado
• coordinates	39°27′45.94″N107°16′15.19″W / 39.4627611°N 107.2708861°W / 39.4627611; -107.2708861 [1]
• elevation	5,932 feet (1,808 meters) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Roaring Fork → Colorado
Tributaries
• left	Mill Creek
• right	Swamp Creek Lola Creek Yoeman Creek Thompson Creek North Fork Cattle Creek Sleppy Creek Coulter Creek Fisher Creek [2]

Cattle Creek is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River in Garfield County, Colorado.

Course

The creek rises northeast of Basalt Mountain in the White River National Forest. From there, it travels generally west, losing some of its flow through ditch diversions, then eventually passing through the community of Cattle Creek, which is named for the creek. From there, the stream continues east, passing under State Highway 82 to its confluence with the Roaring Fork River. ^{[3] [2]}

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Cattle Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 20, 2025.
2. The National Map.
3. "Cattle Creek". Colorado Trail Explorer. Colorado DNR + CPW and Natural Atlas. n.d. Retrieved October 20, 2025.