Box Elder Creek (Colorado)

Box Elder Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Kersey, Colorado. It rises in Elbert County, Colorado.

Box Elder Creek[1]
The creek as it passes under Interstate 76
South Platte tributaries, including Box Elder Creek
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	39°30′06″N 104°33′40″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the South Platte
• coordinates	40°22′28″N 104°28′02″W
• elevation	4,554 ft (1,388 m)
Basin features
Progression	South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi

The creek flows through Elbert, Arapahoe, Adams, and Weld counties. It passes near Denver International Airport.

It was the site of the Hungate massacre which had a family of four murdered.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Box Elder Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
2. Robinson, Charles M.; Michno, Gregory F. (2005-04-01). "Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890". The Western Historical Quarterly. 36 (1): 77. doi:10.2307/25443109. ISSN 0043-3810. JSTOR 25443109.