Fountain Creek (Arkansas River tributary)

Fountain Creek
The confluence of Fountain Creek (right) and the Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colorado.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates38°59′48″N 105°01′44″W / 38.99667°N 105.02889°W / 38.99667; -105.02889
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Arkansas
 • coordinates
38°15′15″N 104°35′20″W / 38.25417°N 104.58889°W / 38.25417; -104.58889
 • elevation
4,636 ft (1,413 m)
Discharge 
 • locationPueblo, CO
 • average108 cu/ft. per sec.
Basin features
ProgressionArkansas—Mississippi

Fountain Creek is a creek that originates in Woodland Park in Teller County and flows through El Paso County to its confluence with the Arkansas River near Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado. The 74.5-mile-long (119.9 km) creek, once known as the Fontaine qui Bouille, is a tributary of the Arkansas River.: 8 

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