Swift Creek
Swift Creek is a stream in Gunnison, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,713 feet. Swift Creek is situated nearby to the village Sapinero.Places of Interest
Highlights include Curecanti National Recreation Area and Blue Mesa Dam.
Curecanti National Recreation Area
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Curecanti National Recreation Area is in Southwestern Colorado in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America.
Blue Mesa Dam
Power station
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Blue Mesa Dam is a 390-foot-tall zoned earthfill dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado. It creates Blue Mesa Reservoir, and is within Curecanti National Recreation Area just before the river enters the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Blue Mesa Dam is situated 2 miles west of Swift Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sapinero.
Sapinero
Village
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Sapinero is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 50, along the shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
Swift Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gunnison, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.44416° or 38° 26′ 39″ northLongitude
-107.30228° or 107° 18′ 8″ westElevation
7,713 feet (2,351 metres)Open location code
85CJCMVX+M3GeoNames ID
5440939
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