San Luis Creek (Colorado)

coordinates38°26′55″N 106°01′42″W / 38.44861°N 106.02833°W / 38.44861; -106.02833

location

San Luis Lake

coordinates

37°40′16″N 105°43′59″W / 37.67111°N 105.73306°W / 37.67111; -105.73306

elevation

7,526 ft (2,294 m)

San Luis Creek[1]
Former ingress of San Luis Creek in to San Luis Lake
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	38°26′55″N 106°01′42″W / 38.44861°N 106.02833°W / 38.44861; -106.02833
Mouth
• location	San Luis Lake
• coordinates	37°40′16″N 105°43′59″W / 37.67111°N 105.73306°W / 37.67111; -105.73306
• elevation	7,526 ft (2,294 m)
Basin size	2,703 sq mi (7,000 km2)

San Luis Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km)^[2] stream that flows from a source near Poncha Pass in Saguache County, Colorado to San Luis Lake adjacent to Great Sand Dunes National Park. San Luis Lake is the sink of the San Luis Closed Basin, the largest endorheic basin in Colorado.