Plateau Creek (Colorado)

Plateau Creek[1]
Plateau Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°25′50″N 108°07′36″W / 39.43056°N 108.12667°W / 39.43056; -108.12667
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Colorado River
 • coordinates
39°10′02″N 108°16′52″W / 39.16722°N 108.28111°W / 39.16722; -108.28111
 • elevation
4,770 ft (1,450 m)
Basin features
ProgressionColorado

Plateau Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.[1][2] It drains a cattle ranching valley, known as Plateau Valley, north of the Grand Mesa and east of Grand Junction.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plateau Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011