Saint Vrain Creek
St. Vrain Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 32.2 miles long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains part of the foothills north of Boulder and the Colorado Piedmont area in the vicinity of Longmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Poteras Creek”, “Saint Vrains Creek”, and “St. Vrain Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Saint Vrain Nuclear Power Plant.
Fort Saint Vrain Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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The Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant is a former commercial nuclear power station located near the town of Platteville in northern Colorado in the United States. Fort Saint Vrain Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2 miles south of Saint Vrain Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milliken and Platteville.
Milliken
Village
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Milliken is a statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 8,386 at the 2020 United States census. Milliken is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Milliken is situated 4 miles north of Saint Vrain Creek.
Platteville
Village
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Platteville is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to Fort Vasquez on U.S. Highway 85. Platteville is situated 4½ miles southeast of Saint Vrain Creek.
Gilcrest
Village
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The Town of Gilcrest is a Statutory Town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,029 at the 2020 United States census. Gilcrest is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Gilcrest is situated 5 miles east of Saint Vrain Creek.
Saint Vrain Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Weld, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Saint Vrain Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “St. Vrain Creek”
- Cebuano: “Saint Vrain Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سانت. ڤراين كريك”
- French: “Saint Vrain Creek”
- German: “Saint Vrain Creek”
- Hebrew: “סנט וראין קריק”
- Slovenian: “Saint Vrain Creek”
- Venetian: “St. Vrain”
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