Fourmile Canyon Creek or Four Mile Canyon Creek is a tributary of
Boulder Creek. Its source is northwest of
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...
and flows through the northern part of the city for part of its length. It should not be confused with a similarly named stream that runs through
Fourmile Canyon
Fourmile Canyon or Four Mile Canyon is a mountainous canyon in western Boulder County, Colorado that channels a stream known as Fourmile Creek or Four Mile Creek (this is not Fourmile Canyon Creek which runs a few miles north of Fourmile Creek).) ...
west of Boulder, which was the site of a major wildfire in 2010.
This stream rises west of the old mining settlement of
Sunshine
Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when th ...
. It runs eastward through the foothills of the
Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountere ...
in
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado of the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 330,758. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is Boulder.
Boulder County comprises th ...
, south of
Left Hand Canyon
Left Hand Canyon is a canyon, near Boulder, Colorado, United States.
The area
It is a natural area, and has much wildlife.Colorado DailyBear ransacks Left Hand Canyon home - Colorado Daily accessdate: April 14, 2017
Uses
It has been used for o ...
and north of
Sunshine Canyon. The creek exits the mountains to the plains near Lee Hill Road in northern Boulder, then flows east an additional through the plains to its confluence with Boulder Creek near
Valmont.
This stream is home to Boulder Open Space land, a
trailhead
A trailhead is the point at which a trail begins, where the trail is often intended for hiking, biking, horseback riding, or off-road vehicles. Modern trailheads often contain rest rooms, maps, sign posts and distribution centers for information ...
, and the Anne U. White Trail. Although Fourmile Canyon Creek is a seasonal intermittent stream in the plains, it is also the target of
flash flood
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing o ...
prevention efforts.
See also
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List of rivers of Colorado
This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado.
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Alphabetical list
The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado, including all 158 named rivers. Where available, t ...
References
Rivers of Boulder County, Colorado
Rivers of Colorado
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