Willow Creek (Colorado)
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Willow Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) long, in north central Colorado
in the United States
.
It rises in northwestern Grand County
, in the Arapaho National Forest
south of Willow Creek Pass
at the continental divide
. It flows southeast, through Willow Creek Reservoir and joins the Colorado three miles northeast of Granby
.
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
It rises in northwestern Grand County
Grand County, Colorado
Grand County is the 21st largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 12,442 at U.S. Census 2000...
, in the Arapaho National Forest
Arapaho National Forest
Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States. The facility is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in Fort Collins, Colorado...
south of Willow Creek Pass
Willow Creek Pass (Colorado)
Willow Creek Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado.-Overview:The pass encompasses the continental divide in the Rabbit Ears Range along the border between Jackson County and Grand County . North of the pass, the Illinois River descends into North Park in...
at the continental divide
Continental divide
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea...
. It flows southeast, through Willow Creek Reservoir and joins the Colorado three miles northeast of Granby
Granby, Colorado
The Town of Granby is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Granby is situated along U.S. Highway 40 in Middle Park about west of Denver, Colorado, southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park...
.