| Ralston Creek[1] | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ralston_Creek_(Colorado).JPG) The creek (center of picture) at its confluence with Clear Creek in Arvada's Gold Strike Park. | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gilpin County, Colorado 39°51′38″N 105°29′54″W / 39.86056°N 105.49833°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Clear Creek 39°47′53″N 105°03′15″W / 39.79806°N 105.05417°W |
• elevation | 5,249 ft (1,600 m) |
| Length | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Clear Creek—South Platte— Platte—Missouri—Mississippi |
Ralston Creek is a tributary of Clear Creek, approximately 32 miles (51 km) long,[2] in central Colorado in the United States. It drains a suburban and urban area of the northwestern Denver Metropolitan Area. It rises in the foothills in northeastern Gilpin County, in southern Golden Gate Canyon State Park. It descends through a valley eastward into Jefferson, following Drew Hill Road (County Road 57), emerging from the mountains approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of Golden, where it is impounded to form Ralston Reservoir and Arvada/Blunn Reservoir on both sides of State Highway 93. It flows eastward through Arvada and joins Clear Creek from the north in southeast Arvada, near the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and Interstate 76.
- ^ "Ralston Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 25, 2011