San Luis Creek (Colorado)

San Luis Creek[1]
Basin
Main source 38°26′55″N 106°01′42″W / 38.44861°N 106.02833°W / 38.44861; -106.02833 (Primary source of San Luis Creek[1])
River mouth San Luis Lake
7,526 ft (2,294 m)
37°40′16″N 105°43′59″W / 37.67111°N 105.73306°W / 37.67111; -105.73306 (Mouth of San Luis Creek)Coordinates: 37°40′16″N 105°43′59″W / 37.67111°N 105.73306°W / 37.67111; -105.73306 (Mouth of San Luis Creek)
Basin size 2,703 sq mi (7,000 km2)

San Luis Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km)[2] stream that flows from a source near Poncha Pass in Saguache County, Colorado to San Luis Lake adjacent to Great Sand Dunes National Park. San Luis Lake is the sink of the San Luis Closed Basin, the largest endorheic basin in Colorado.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "San Luis Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011


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