Piceance Creek is a 57.9-mile-long (93.2 km)[2] tributary of the White River in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado, United States.[1] The name likely derives from the Shoshoni word /piasonittsi/ meaning “tall grass” (/pia-/ ‘big’ and /soni-/ ‘grass’).[3]
Piceance Creek[1] | |
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Piceance Creek viewed from a bridge on County Road 22, June 2021 | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 39°47′27″N 107°52′36″W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with White River |
• coordinates | 40°05′24″N 108°14′42″W |
• elevation | 5,702 ft (1,738 m) |
Basin features | |
Progression | White—Green—Colorado |
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