| Saguache Creek[1] | |
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_(14759606385).jpg) The valley of Saguache Creek illustrated during the Pacific Railroad Surveys in 1853 | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 38°01′06″N 106°40′47″W / 38.01833°N 106.67972°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with San Luis Creek |
• coordinates | 37°52′34″N 105°51′53″W / 37.87611°N 105.86472°W |
• elevation | 7,539 ft (2,298 m) |
| Length | 88.5 mi (142.4 km) |
| Basin size | 1,345 sq mi (3,480 km2) |
Saguache Creek /səˈwætʃ/[2][3] (also spelled Saquache Creek)[1] is a stream in Saguache County, Colorado. The creek flows 88.5 miles (142.4 km) from the confluence of its North and Middle forks before joining San Luis Creek.[4] Saguache Creek is in the San Luis Closed Basin, the largest endorheic basin in Colorado.
- ^ a b "Saguache Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ The place name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name derives from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch".
- ^ Merkl, Dameon (February 26, 2013), "What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?", The Denver Post, retrieved March 7, 2013
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011