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Saint Vrain Watershed
Saint Vrain Drainage Basin
North St. Vrain in Rocky Mountain National Park
(Photo by E. Wohl)
St. Vrain Creek is formed by the junction of North and South St. Vrain Creeks near Lyons, Colorado. The creek drains more than 2700 km2, with headwaters near the Continental Divide. It is named for French fur trapper Ceran St. Vrain, and joins the South Platte just upstream from the ruins of Fort St. Vrain, a trading post near Platteville, Colorado. North St. Vrain Creek is one of the least altered streams in the Upper South Platte basin, with no flow regulation until it enters Buttonrock Reservoir just west of the mountain front.
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