Cherry Creek (Colorado)

Cherry Creek[1]
Cherry Creek in Denver
Cherry Creek's location in the western part of the Missouri River watershed, highlighted in light blue
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of West Cherry Creek and East Cherry Creek
 • coordinates39°17′08.7″N 104°42′59.0″W / 39.285750°N 104.716389°W / 39.285750; -104.716389
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with South Platte
 • coordinates
39°45′16.4″N 105°00′29.6″W / 39.754556°N 105.008222°W / 39.754556; -105.008222
 • elevation
5,167 ft (1,575 m)
Basin features
ProgressionSouth PlattePlatte
MissouriMississippi
Cherry Creek Dam and reservoir. View is to the south.
Frozen Cherry Creek reservoir.

Cherry Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, 48.0 miles (77.2 km) long,[2] in Colorado in the United States.[3] The creek is named for the profusion of black chokecherry shrubs (Prunus virginiana demissa) that grow along its banks.[4]

  1. ^ "Cherry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  2. ^ "USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer". Viewer.nationalmap.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  3. ^ "Cherry Creek - Denver Colorado". Denvermall.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  4. ^ "Cherry Creek". Cherry Creek East Association. 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.