Box Elder Creek is a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

that joins the

South Platte River The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/ Mountain West. It ...

near

Kersey, Colorado The Town of Kersey is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2010 United States Census. History Elbridge Gerry established a trading post called Fort Gerry on the South Platte River near the p ...

. It rises in

Elbert County, Colorado Elbert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,062. The county seat is Kiowa and the largest town is Elizabeth. Elbert County is included in the Denver-Aurora- Lakewood, CO Metr ...

. The creek flows through Elbert,

Arapahoe The Arapaho (; french: Arapahos, ) are a Native American people historically living on the plains of Colorado and Wyoming. They were close allies of the Cheyenne tribe and loosely aligned with the Lakota and Dakota. By the 1850s, Arapaho band ...

, Adams, and Weld counties. It passes near Denver International Airport.

References

Rivers of Weld County, Colorado Rivers of Adams County, Colorado Rivers of Arapahoe County, Colorado Rivers of Elbert County, Colorado Rivers of Colorado Tributaries of the Platte River {{Colorado-river-stub

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