Saguache Creek
River
38°01′06″N 106°40′47″W / 38.01833°N 106.67972°W / 38.01833; -106.67972 • location
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Saguache Creek /səˈwætʃ/[2][3] (also spelled Saquache Creek)[1] is a stream in Saguache County, Colorado. The creek flows 88.5 miles (142.4 km) from the confluence of its North and Middle forks before joining San Luis Creek.[4] Saguache Creek is in the San Luis Closed Basin, the largest endorheic basin in Colorado.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Saguache Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ The place name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name derives from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch".
- ^ Merkl, Dameon (February 26, 2013), "What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?", The Denver Post, retrieved March 7, 2013
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011
External links
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