Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary)

"Fountain Creek" redirects here. For other uses, see Fountain Creek (disambiguation).
Fountain Creek
The confluence of Fountain Creek (right) and the Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colorado.
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates38°59′48″N 105°01′44″W / 38.99667°N 105.02889°W / 38.99667; -105.02889
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Arkansas
 • coordinates
38°15′15″N 104°35′20″W / 38.25417°N 104.58889°W / 38.25417; -104.58889
 • elevation
4,636 ft (1,413 m)
Discharge 
 • locationPueblo, CO
 • average108 cu/ft. per sec.
Basin features
ProgressionArkansas—Mississippi
Fountain Creek coming from the box culvert under Manitou Ave, near the border between Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs

Fountain Creek is a creek that originates in Woodland Park in Teller County and flows through El Paso County to its confluence with the Arkansas River near Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado.[1][2] The 74.5-mile-long (119.9 km) creek,[3] once known as the Fontaine qui Bouille,[4][5] is a tributary of the Arkansas River.[6]: 8 

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRABM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fountain Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 31, 2011
  4. ^ A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie
  5. ^ James H. Defouri, Historical Sketch of the Catholic Church in New Mexico (1887) p. 78-79
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference FCW Strategic Plan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).