North Fork South Platte River
The North Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles long, in central Colorado in the United States. The river is located near the headwaters of the South Platte in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver, draining a rugged area of the Front Range just south of the basin of Clear Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foxton and Buffalo Creek.
Foxton
Hamlet
Foxton is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at Conifer now serves Foxton postal addresses. Foxton is situated 3½ miles west of North Fork South Platte River.
Buffalo Creek
Hamlet
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Buffalo Creek is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Buffalo Creek Post Office is 80425. Buffalo Creek is situated 6 miles west of North Fork South Platte River.
Roxborough Park
Locality
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Roxborough Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Roxborough Park is situated 6 miles northeast of North Fork South Platte River.
North Fork South Platte River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Jefferson, Park, and Douglas counties in Colorado, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“North Fork South Platte River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Fork South Platte River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نورث فورك سوث پلات”
- Venetian: “North Fork South Platte”
- Welsh: “Afon North Fork South Platte”
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