Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary)
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"Fountain Creek" redirects here. For other uses, see Fountain Creek (disambiguation).
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
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Fountain Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 38°59′48″N 105°01′44″W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Arkansas |
• coordinates | 38°15′15″N 104°35′20″W |
• elevation | 4,636 ft (1,413 m) |
Discharge | |
• location | Pueblo, CO |
• average | 108 cu/ft. per sec. |
Basin features | |
Progression | Arkansas—Mississippi |
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