Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Big Dry Creek
The creek just north of West 120th Avenue.
Physical characteristics
Main source	39°52′03″N 105°13′49″W / 39.86750°N 105.23028°W / 39.86750; -105.23028
River mouth	Confluence with the South Platte 4,895 ft (1,492 m) 40°04′21″N 104°49′37″W / 40.07250°N 104.82694°W / 40.07250; -104.82694
Basin features
Progression	South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi
Basin size	110 sq mi (280 km2)

Big Dry Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Fort Lupton, Colorado. It rises in Jefferson County, Colorado at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon at an elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m).

The creek flows through Jefferson, Adams, and Weld counties. In Jefferson County, it flows into and out of Standley Lake. It receives treated wastewater from several municipalities, including the City and County of Broomfield, Westminster, Thornton and Northglenn.

The Big Dry Creek Watershed Association, a non-profit organization made up of individuals and representatives from local municipalities, monitors the creek's conditions.

A second creek in the Denver Metropolitan Area shares the same name. The other Big Dry Creek rises in Douglas County and joins the South Platte River in Littleton.

The Big Dry Creek Trail, a recreation trail, roughly follows the creek from Standley Lake Regional Park to Interstate 25.