Big_Dry_Creek_(Westminster,_Colorado)

Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado)

Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado)

River

Not to be confused with Big Dry Creek (Littleton, Colorado).

Big Dry Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Fort Lupton, Colorado. It rises in Jefferson County, Colorado at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon at an elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m).[2]

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The creek flows through Jefferson, Adams, and Weld counties. In Jefferson County, it flows into and out of Standley Lake. It receives treated wastewater from several municipalities, including the City and County of Broomfield, Westminster, Thornton and Northglenn.

The Big Dry Creek Watershed Association, a non-profit organization made up of individuals and representatives from local municipalities, monitors the creek's conditions.

A second creek in the Denver Metropolitan Area shares the same name. The other Big Dry Creek rises in Douglas County and joins the South Platte River in Littleton.

The Big Dry Creek Trail, a recreation trail, roughly follows the creek from Standley Lake Regional Park to Interstate 25.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Big Dry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  2. [2]
    Wright Water Engineers, Inc. Big Dry Creek Watershed Management Plan, July, 2002. Accessed 2014-06-14
  3. [3]
    Westminster, Colorado. Big Dry Creek Trail. Accessed 2014-06-15.



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