Blue Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Blue Creek Canyon |
• coordinates | 38°02′31″N 107°24′16″W / 38.04194°N 107.40444°W[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Morrow Point Reservoir (Gunnison River) |
• coordinates | 38°27′02″N 107°27′16″W / 38.45056°N 107.45444°W |
• elevation | 7,949 feet (2,423 meters) |
Length | 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) long.[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Gunnison River—Colorado 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.