Geneva Creek is a short tributary of the

North Fork South Platte River 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 river is located near the headwaters of the South Platte in the Rocky Mountains so ...

, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed March 25, 2011 in central

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in the United States. It drains part of the

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southwest of

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in northern Park County. It rises at the continental divide west of

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and descends through a canyon to the southeast. It joins the North Fork South Platte from the north at

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along U.S. Highway 285. The valley of the river provides the route of the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway between Georgetown and Grant. The upper part of Geneva Creek is an iron

fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich Groundwater, ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as ...

, where iron oxide is deposited by mineral-rich groundwater coming to the surface. The area is within the

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, and gold and silver deposits were mined nearby at the now-deserted town of Geneva. Natural springs add high dissolved concentrations of

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and

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to the stream.

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* Clear Creek County Open Space
Geneva Creek Iron Fen
* Colorado State Parks
Geneva Basin Iron Fens
{{authority control Rivers of Colorado Rivers of Park County, Colorado Rivers of Clear Creek County, Colorado Tributaries of the Platte River

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