Blue Creek (Gunnison River tributary)

Blue Creek
The headwaters of Blue Creek in Blue Creek Canyon along U.S. Highway 50 in Gunnison County, Colorado
Blue Creek (Gunnison River tributary) is located in Colorado
Blue Creek (Gunnison River tributary)
The creek's location in Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBlue Creek Canyon
 • coordinates38°02′31″N 107°24′16″W / 38.04194°N 107.40444°W / 38.04194; -107.40444[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Morrow Point Reservoir (Gunnison River)
 • coordinates
38°27′02″N 107°27′16″W / 38.45056°N 107.45444°W / 38.45056; -107.45444
 • elevation
7,949 feet (2,423 meters)
Length3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) long.[1]
Basin features
ProgressionGunnison RiverColorado River

Blue Creek is a tributary of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. It forms at the confluence of Little Blue Creek and Big Blue Creek adjacent to the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Alpine Plateau Road (Gunnison County Road 867) in Blue Creek Canyon.

  1. ^ a b "Blue Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-03-13.