Grape Creek (Colorado)

Grape Creek
The mouth of Grape Creek, at its confluence with the Arkansas River near Cañon City, Colorado
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCuster County, Colorado
 • coordinates37°54′31″N 105°28′49″W / 37.90861°N 105.48028°W / 37.90861; -105.48028[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Cañon City, Colorado
 • coordinates
38°25′51″N 105°16′07″W / 38.43083°N 105.26861°W / 38.43083; -105.26861
 • elevation
5,374 feet (1,638 meters)
Basin features
ProgressionArkansas RiverMississippi River

Grape Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River that flows through Custer and Fremont counties in South-Central Colorado. The creek drains much of the Wet Mountain Valley, located between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Wet Mountains in Custer County.[2]

  1. ^ "Grape Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. ^ "Grape Creek - Temple Canyon Park". Angler's Covey. Retrieved 2020-01-17.