Carnero Creek (Colorado)
| Carnero Creek | |
|---|---|
Looking downstream towards Hellgate, a gap | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Saguache County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of South Carnero Creek and Middle Carnero Creek |
| • coordinates | 37°54′18″N 106°23′36.12″W / 37.90500°N 106.3933667°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 37°51′17″N 106°12′9.1″W / 37.85472°N 106.202528°W |
• elevation | 7,687 feet (2,343 meters) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | San Luis Closed Basin |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | San Luis Closed Basin |
| Landmarks | Hellgate, Carnero Creek Pictographs |
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Carnero Creek is a stream in Saguache County, Colorado. Carnero is a name derived from Spanish meaning 'sheep'.
The creek rises at the confluence of South Fork Carnero Creek and Middle Fork Carnero Creek. North Fork Carnero Creek joins Carnero Creek after this confluence.
Maps show the creek ending in a field between the Rio Grande Canal and U.S. Route 285, its flow lost to irrigation ditch diversions, seepage, and evaporation. This mouth of the creek is within the San Luis Closed Basin.