The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska. The Platte Canyon is a deep narrow scenic gorge on the South Platte River in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The Platte River is an approximately 310 mi (499 km long river in the Western United States. The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and It drains much of the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, as well as much of the populated region known as the Colorado Front Range and Eastern Plains. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. See also Geography of Colorado The Colorado Front Range is a colloquial geographic term for the most populous region of the State of Colorado in the United The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to region of the US state of Colorado on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, and east of the population centers It forms the Platte at its confluence with the North Platte River in western Nebraska. The North Platte River is a tributary of the Platte River, approximately 680 mi (1094 km long in the U The river serves the principal source of water for eastern Colorado. Its valley along the foothills in Colorado has provided for agriculture in an area of the Colorado Piedmont and Great Plains that is otherwise arid. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The Colorado Piedmont is the geologic term for an area along the base of the foothills of the Front Range in north central Colorado in the United States The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada Its drainage basin also includes a portion of southeastern Wyoming in the vicinity of the city of Cheyenne. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U
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The river is formed in Park County, Colorado southwest of Denver in the South Park grassland basin by the confluence of the South Fork and Middle Fork, approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Fairplay. Park County is the 17th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States See also South Park (disambiguation South Park is a high intermontane grassland basin, approximately 10000 ft (3000 m in elevation The South Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 25 miles (40 km long in central Colorado in the United States The Middle Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 35 miles (56 km long located in central Colorado in the United States The historic Town of Fairplay is a Statutory Town that is the County seat and the most populous town of Park County, Colorado, Both forks rise along the eastern flank of the Mosquito Range, on the western side of South Park, which is drained by the tributaries at the headwaters of the river. The Mosquito Range (elevation approximately 14000 ft is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. From South Park, it passes through the Platte Canyon (sometimes called Waterton Canyon) approximately 50 miles in length, receiving the North Fork before emerging from the foothills southwest of the Denver suburb of Littleton, where it is impounded to form Chatfield Reservoir, a major source of drinking water for the Denver Metropolitan Area. The Platte Canyon is a deep narrow scenic gorge on the South Platte River in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The North Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles (80 km long in central Colorado in the United States The City of Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Jefferson Chatfield Reservoir and dam on the South Platte River south of Littleton, Colorado were built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA in the State of Colorado
The river flows north through central Denver, which was founded along its banks at its confluence with Cherry Creek. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States USACE Cherry Creek dam and reservoirjpg|thumb|300px|Cherry Creek Dam and reservoir The valley through Denver is highly industrialized, serving generally as the route for both the railroad lines, as well as Interstate 25. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. On the north side of Denver it is joined somewhat inconspicuously by Clear Creek, which descends from the mountains to the west in a canyon that was the cradle of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 40 mi (64 km long in north central Colorado in the United States. The Pike's Peak Gold Rush (later known as the Colorado Gold Rush) was the boom in Gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western North of Denver it flows through the agricultural heartland of the Piedmont (a shale region that was formed through erosion by the ancestor of the river following the creation of the Rockies). Shale (also called mudstone) is a fine-grained Sedimentary rock whose original constituents were Clay minerals or Muds It is characterized by It flows directly past the communities of Brighton and Fort Lupton, and is joined in succession by Saint Vrain Creek, the Little Thompson River, the Big Thompson River, and the Cache la Poudre River, which it receives just east of Greeley. The City of Brighton is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado, United States. The City of Fort Lupton is a Statutory City located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. St Vrain Creek (often known locally as the St Vrain River) is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 40 miles (64 km long in north central The Little Thompson River is a Tributary of the Big Thompson River and ultimately the South Platte River in the U The Big Thompson River is a Tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (123 km long in the U The Cache La Poudre River (sometimes called the Poudre River for short is a tributary of the South Platte River in the state of Colorado in the United The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United
East of Greeley it turns eastward, flowing across the Colorado Eastern Plains, past the towns of Fort Morgan and Brush, where it turns northeastward, flowing past the town of Sterling and into Nebraska near the town of Julesburg. The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to region of the US state of Colorado on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, and east of the population centers The City of Fort Morgan is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Morgan County, Colorado, The City of Brush is a Statutory City located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The City of Sterling is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Logan County, Colorado, United The historic Town of Julesburg is a Statutory Town that is the County seat and the most populous town of Sedgwick County, Colorado, In Nebraska, it passes south of the town of Ogallala and joins the North Platte near the town of North Platte, Nebraska. Ogallala is a city in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4930 at the 2000 census. North Platte is a city in and the County seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States.
The South Platte River through Denver is on the U. S. EPA's list of impaired waterbodies for pathogen impairment, with E. coli as the representative pathogen species.
See also
External links
- USGS: South Platte River Basin
- University of Colorado: GIS Hydro Data for the South Platte
- City of Denver: South Platte Initiative
- The Greenway Foundation
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