Bayou Gulch is one of the tributaries of Cherry Creek, located mainly in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is part of the Colorado Eastern Plains. An archaeologically sensitive portion of the gulch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[3]

Bayou Gulch[1]
South Platte River watershed including Bayou Gulch
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ponderosa Park, Colorado
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Cherry Creek
• elevation	6,000 ft (1,800 m)
Length	8 mi (13 km)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Cherry Creek-South Platte-Platte—Missouri—Mississippi
Bayou Gulch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	100005167
Added to NRHP	April 13, 2020

Description

The gulch is formed in Elbert County, Colorado, southeast of Denver and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Ponderosa Park.

The gulch flows west through Eastern Douglas County and into Cherry Creek. Bayou Gulch Road follows the streambed, which is generally dry.

Recreational opportunities

There is a park that is next to the gulch with a playground basketball hoops, football field, baseball field, and hiking trails.

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

External links

• Antero Reservoir
• Chatfield Reservoir
• Cheesman Reservoir
• USGS: South Platte River Basin
• University of Colorado: GIS Hydro Data for the South Platte
• City of Denver: South Platte Initiative
• Eleven Mile Reservoir
• The Greenway Foundation
• Spinney Mountain Reservoir
• Strontia Springs Reservoir and Waterton Canyon