Stollsteimer Creek

Stollsteimer Creek
The creek west of Pagosa Springs at Robbers Roost Road
Location of the creek's mouth in southern Colorado, U.S.
Etymology	Likely named for Christian Freiderich Stollsteimer (1842–1906) who lived at the now extinct town of Stollsteimer at the creek's mouth and worked as an Indian agent in the area [1] [2]
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Archuleta County, Colorado
• coordinates	37°12′4.02″N107°06′7.15″W / 37.2011167°N 107.1019861°W / 37.2011167; -107.1019861 [3]
Mouth
• location	Piedra River
• coordinates	37°8′4.02″N107°21′36.17″W / 37.1344500°N 107.3600472°W / 37.1344500; -107.3600472 [3]
• elevation	6,260 feet (1,910 meters) [3]
Length	54.9 kilometers (34.1 miles) [4]
Basin size	82,000 acres (33,000 hectares) [5]
Basin features
Progression	Piedra → San Juan → Colorado
Tributaries
• left	Vega la Juana Creek Archuleta Creek
• right	Martinez Creek

Stollsteimer Creek is a tributary of the Piedra River in Archuleta County, Colorado.

Course

The creek rises southwest of Pagosa Springs, Colorado in the San Juan National Forest, at a point north-northwest of Oak Brush Hill. From there, it flows generally north to a point just south of Highway 160. Next it flows generally west, staying just to the south of the highway. Near Capote Lake, the stream turns south and flows along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake is filled with water from the creek via a ditch on the lake's south side. Next the creek enters the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and flows south along Colorado State Highway 151 until its confluence with the Piedra River southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument. ^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Christian Freiderich Stollsteimer, 29 December 1842–13 April 1906, L5RG-6RS". FamilySearch. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
2. "Stollsteimer". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
3. "Stollsteimer Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
4. "Stollsteimer Creek". geoconnex.us. n.d. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
5. "Stollsteimer Creek Watershed Project". Colorado Nonpoint Source Program. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Retrieved July 6, 2025.

External links

• Media related to Stollsteimer Creek at Wikimedia Commons