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Bayou Gulch

Coordinates: 39°26′03″N 104°46′01″W / 39.43417°N 104.76694°W / 39.43417; -104.76694
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Bayou Gulch[1]
South Platte River watershed
South Platte River watershed including Bayou Gulch
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPonderosa Park, Colorado
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Cherry Creek
 • elevation
6,000 ft (1,800 m)
Length8 mi (13 km)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionCherry Creek-South Platte-PlatteMissouriMississippi
Bayou Gulch
NRHP reference No.100005167
Added to NRHPApril 13, 2020

Bayou Gulch is one of the tributaries of Cherry Creek, located mainly in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is part of the Colorado Eastern Plains. An archaeologically sensitive portion of the gulch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[3]

Description

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The gulch is formed in Elbert County, Colorado, southeast of Denver and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Ponderosa Park.

The gulch flows west through Eastern Douglas County and into Cherry Creek. Bayou Gulch Road follows the streambed, which is generally dry.

Recreational opportunities

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There is a park that is next to the gulch with a playground basketball hoops, football field, baseball field, and hiking trails.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Gulch
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 25, 2011
  3. ^ "Weekly List 20200417B - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)".
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39°26′03″N 104°46′01″W / 39.43417°N 104.76694°W / 39.43417; -104.76694