Horse Creek (Colorado)

coordinates38°59′32″N 104°18′59″W / 38.99222°N 104.31639°W / 38.99222; -104.31639

location

Confluence with Arkansas

coordinates

38°04′22″N 103°19′35″W / 38.07278°N 103.32639°W / 38.07278; -103.32639

elevation

3,944 ft (1,202 m)

Horse Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	38°59′32″N 104°18′59″W / 38.99222°N 104.31639°W / 38.99222; -104.31639
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Arkansas
• coordinates	38°04′22″N 103°19′35″W / 38.07278°N 103.32639°W / 38.07278; -103.32639
• elevation	3,944 ft (1,202 m)
Basin size	1,421 sq mi (3,680 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Arkansas—Mississippi

Horse Creek is a 129-mile-long (208 km)^[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source south of Calhan in the Holcolm Hills of El Paso County, Colorado. It flows east and south to a confluence with the Arkansas in Bent County west of Las Animas