Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary)
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. The 74.5-mile-long (119.9 km) creek, once known as the Fontaine qui Bouille, is a tributary of the Arkansas River.: 8
| Fountain Creek | |
|---|---|
The confluence of Fountain Creek (right) and the Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colorado. | |
| 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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