Kiowa Creek (Colorado)

coordinates39°02′26″N 104°37′03″W / 39.04056°N 104.61750°W / 39.04056; -104.61750

location

Confluence with the South Platte

coordinates

40°20′11″N 104°05′23″W / 40.33639°N 104.08972°W / 40.33639; -104.08972

elevation

4,383 ft (1,336 m)

Kiowa Creek[1]
The creek in Elbert, Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	39°02′26″N 104°37′03″W / 39.04056°N 104.61750°W / 39.04056; -104.61750
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the South Platte
• coordinates	40°20′11″N 104°05′23″W / 40.33639°N 104.08972°W / 40.33639; -104.08972
• elevation	4,383 ft (1,336 m)
Basin size	729 sq mi (1,890 km2)
Basin features
Progression	South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi

Kiowa Creek is a 123-mile-long (198 km)^[2] tributary that flows northeast into the South Platte River in Morgan County, Colorado near Orchard. The creek's source is in the Black Forest of El Paso County, northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kiowa Creek rises in the highlands of the Colorado Piedmont and is subject to occasional flash floods.^[3]