Dove Creek (Colorado)

The creek viewed from a bridge on Main Street

Dove Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

Dove Creek was named for the abundance of doves native to the area.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dove Creek (Colorado)
  2. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 18.