South Boulder Creek (Colorado)

locationGilpin County, Colorado

coordinates39°52′13″N 105°41′30″W / 39.87028°N 105.69167°W / 39.87028; -105.69167

location

Confluence with Boulder Creek

coordinates

40°02′03″N 105°12′59″W / 40.03417°N 105.21639°W / 40.03417; -105.21639

South Boulder Creek[1]
The creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park.
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Gilpin County, Colorado
• coordinates	39°52′13″N 105°41′30″W / 39.87028°N 105.69167°W / 39.87028; -105.69167
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Boulder Creek
• coordinates	40°02′03″N 105°12′59″W / 40.03417°N 105.21639°W / 40.03417; -105.21639
• elevation	5,174 ft (1,577 m)
Basin features
Progression	Boulder—St. Vrain South Platte—Platte Missouri—Mississippi

South Boulder Creek is a tributary of Boulder Creek in central Colorado in the United States. Its source is near Rogers Pass on the Continental Divide. The stream flows to a confluence with Boulder Creek in northeast Boulder. Gross Dam is located on South Boulder Creek, approximately 4+1⁄2 miles west of Eldorado Springs, Colorado.