Plateau Creek is a tributary of the
Colorado River
The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. s ...
, approximately long, in
Mesa County,
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
, United States.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed March 18, 2011 It drains a
cattle
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ranching valley, known as Plateau Valley, north of the
Grand Mesa
The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. It has an area of about and stretches for about east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunniso ...
and east of
Grand Junction.
Description
The creek rises in northeastern Mesa County, in the
Grand Mesa National Forest
The Grand Mesa National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in Mesa, Delta and Garfield Counties in Western Colorado. It borders the White River National Forest to the north and the Gunnison National Forest to the east. The forest covers most of ...
and descends through a narrow canyon to the northwest, passing north of
Vega State Park. It enters the Plateau Valley at
Collbran, the largest community in the valley. It flows generally west along the north edge of the Grand Mesa uplands, past
Molina.
State Highway 330 follows the creek through the valley, crossing it several times. Near the junction of State Highway 330 and
State Highway 65 it enters a narrow canyon for the lower , followed by State Highway 65. It joins the Colorado from the east in
De Beque Canyon
De Beque Canyon is a narrow canyon on the Colorado River in western Colorado in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long, located on the river downstream from the town of De Beque, in eastern Mesa County. The canyon forms ...
approximately east of Grand Junction.
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 ...
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List of tributaries of the Colorado River
References
External link
Rivers of Colorado
Rivers of Mesa County, Colorado
Tributaries of the Colorado River in Colorado
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