Alder Creek Tributary to San Luis Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Saguache |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bear Creek divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles east of Round Mountain |
• coordinates | 38°20′03″N 106°06′03″W / 38.33417°N 106.10083°W [1] |
• elevation | 11,080 ft (3,380 m) [2] |
Mouth | San Luis Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles east of Alder, Colorado |
• coordinates | 38°22′18″N 106°01′55″W / 38.37167°N 106.03194°W [1] |
• elevation | 8,448 ft (2,575 m) [3] |
Length | 5.06 mi (8.14 km) [4] |
Basin size | 5.00 square miles (12.9 km2) [5] |
Discharge | |
• location | San Luis Creek |
• average | 0.80 cu ft/s (0.023 m3/s) at mouth with San Luis Creek [5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | San Luis Creek |
River system | San Luis Creek |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | US 285, County Road UU5 |
Alder Creek is a stream entirely within Saguache County, Colorado. [6]
Alder Creek was named for the alder trees lining its course. [7]