Leopard Creek

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The creek and Colorado State Highway 62

Leopard Creek is a stream located entirely within San Miguel County, Colorado. [1]

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

San Miguel County, Colorado County in the United States

San Miguel County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,359. The county seat is Telluride. The county is named for the San Miguel River.

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According to tradition, the sighting of a leopard near the creek accounts for the name. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leopard Creek
  2. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 32.

Coordinates: 38°01′12″N108°03′42″W / 38.02000°N 108.06167°W / 38.02000; -108.06167

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