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Monument Creek (Fountain Creek tributary)

Geography of Colorado Springs, ColoradoRivers of ColoradoRivers of El Paso County, ColoradoSource attributionTributaries of the Arkansas River
Confluence of Monument Creek and Fountain Creek
Confluence of Monument Creek and Fountain Creek

Monument Creek is an El Paso County, Colorado, stream on the Arkansas River water basin. It flows south from Mount Deception through Pikeview and Monument, and into Colorado Springs, where it meets up with Fountain Creek. It is 27.2 miles (43.8 km) from its northernmost boundary with National Forest Lands to its confluence with Fountain Creek near the intersection of Interstate 25 and U.S. Route 24.

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Monument Creek (Fountain Creek tributary)
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80905 Colorado Springs
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Weidner Field
Weidner Field

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