Threemile Creek (Roaring Fork River tributary)

Threemile Creek
The creek where it goes under Midland Avenue in Glenwood Springs
Location of the creek's mouth in Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Garfield County, Colorado
• coordinates	39°26′7.94″N107°21′54.19″W / 39.4355389°N 107.3650528°W / 39.4355389; -107.3650528 [1]
Mouth
• location	Glenwood Springs, Colorado
• coordinates	39°30′53.94″N107°19′4.19″W / 39.5149833°N 107.3178306°W / 39.5149833; -107.3178306 [1]
• elevation	5,801 feet (1,768 meters) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Roaring Fork → Colorado

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

Course

The creek rises on the north side of Sunlight Peak in the White River National Forest. From there, it travels generally north until it is impounded by Hughes Reservoir. ^[2] Leaving the reservoir, the creek flows north, then turns northeast. From there, Three Mile Road follows the stream to Midland Avenue, where it passes under the avenue and, from there, flows north to its confluence with the Roaring Fork River. ^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Threemile Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 20, 2025.
2. "Hughes [Dam]". National Inventory of Dams. December 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
3. "Threemile Creek". Colorado Trail Explorer. Colorado DNR + CPW and Natural Atlas. n.d. Retrieved October 20, 2025.