Sulphur Gulch Explained

Sulphur Gulch
Source1 Location:	Parker,Colorado
Mouth Location:	Confluence with Cherry Creek
Mouth Coordinates:	39.5174°N -104.7778°W
Progression:	Cherry Creek — South Platte — Platte — Missouri — Mississippi
Length:	6miles^[1]
Source1 Elevation:	6350feet
Mouth Elevation:	5830feet

The Sulphur Gulch is one of the tributaries of the Cherry Creek and is located in the U.S. states of Colorado. It is part of the Eastern Plains.

Description

The Gulch is formed in Douglas County, Colorado, 20miles southeast of Denver, approximately 3miles east of Parker, and 5miles north of Hilltop.

The Gulch flows west through eastern Douglas County, and discharges into Cherry Creek in Bar CCC Park. The Gulch is dry during the summer unless there is heavy rain; it is full during spring after snow melt. The Gulch has flooded several times.

Recreational Opportunities

There are trails along the Gulch.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

External links

• USGS: South Platte River Basin
• University of Colorado: GIS Hydro Data for the South Platte
• City of Denver: South Platte Initiative
• Eleven Mile Reservoir
• The Greenway Foundation
• Spinney Mountain Reservoir
• Strontia Springs Reservoir and Waterton Canyon

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 25, 2011
2. Web site: Sulphur Gulch Trail. Parker Recreation Department. 21 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130311015347/http://www.parkeronline.org/index.aspx?NID=316. 11 March 2013. dead.