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((Short description|Tributary of the South Platte River))
((more citations needed|date=January 2011))
((Infobox river
| name              = Cherry Creek<ref name=GNIS>((cite gnis|id= 181657|name=Cherry Creek|accessdate= 2011-01-26))</ref>
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| source1_location  = Confluence of West Cherry Creek and East Cherry Creek
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[[File:USACE Cherry Creek dam and reservoir.jpg|thumb|Cherry Creek Dam and reservoir. View is to the south.]]
[[File:Cherry Creek Lake Denver.JPG|thumb|Frozen Cherry Creek reservoir.]]

'''Cherry Creek''' is a tributary of the [[South Platte River]], ((convert|48.0|mi)) long,<ref name=NHD>((cite web |url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |title=USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer |publisher=Viewer.nationalmap.gov |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |archivedate=2012-03-29 ))</ref> in [[Colorado]] in the United States.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.denvermall.net/cherry-creek.html |title=Cherry Creek - Denver Colorado |publisher=Denvermall.net |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317183609/http://www.denvermall.net/cherry-creek.html |archivedate=2012-03-17 ))</ref>

==Course==
Cherry Creek rises in the high [[plateau]], east of the [[Front Range]], in northwestern [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso County]]. It flows north, through [[Castlewood Canyon State Park]] where it is spanned by the historic [[Cherry Creek Bridge]], past [[Parker, Colorado|Parker]] and through portions of [[Centennial, Colorado|Centennial]] and [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]], and into southeast [[Denver]]. It flows northwest through Denver, becoming an [[urban stream]] and joining the [[South Platte River]] at [[Confluence Park]] in central Denver just west of downtown and approximately ((convert|5|mi|0)) east of the foothills, near the site where the city of Denver was founded in 1858.

The ((convert|140|ft|m|adj=mid|-high)) Cherry Creek Dam, completed in 1950, forms [[Cherry Creek Reservoir]] in [[Cherry Creek State Park]], providing [[flood]] control and [[irrigation]]. The dam lies immediately southeast and southwest of the Denver and Aurora city limits, respectively, approximately ((convert|8|mi)) from the creek's confluence with the South Platte.

The creek lends its name to the [[Cherry Creek Neighborhood|Cherry Creek neighborhood]] in south-central Denver, and also in particular to its [[Cherry Creek Shopping Center]]. In addition, the creek runs through the suburban Cherry Creek Public Schools district. The [[Cherry Creek Bike Path]] follows the creek from Confluence Park in downtown Denver through Cherry Creek State Park and south towards Parker and Castlewood Canyon.

==History==
Cherry Creek was the focus of the early part of the [[Pikes Peak Gold Rush]] in 1858 and 1859, when gold was discovered at the "Cherry Creek diggings," in what was then western [[Kansas Territory]].  The first edition of the [[Rocky Mountain News]] on 23 April 1859 identified itself on the masthead as being located at "Cherry Creek, K. T."  Gold was discovered at [[Russellville, Colorado|Russellville]] (now in [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]]) in the upper Cherry Creek drainage, and in the Platte River near its confluence with Cherry Creek.

[[Speer Boulevard]], running along Cherry Creek, is part of Denver's parks and parkway system, and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

[[Castlewood Dam]] was constructed on Cherry Creek in 1890 to provide irrigation to surrounding farms in Douglas County. After decades of notoriously leaking, the dam suffered an utter collapse following heavy rains at 1 am on 3 August 1933, resulting in a 15-foot wall of water rushing down Cherry Creek to Denver, some 15 miles away. Warnings to the city by 4 am allowed most people to move out of the way of the flood waters. The dam's remnants are still visible at [[Castlewood Canyon State Park]].

== Ecology ==
The creek itself is locally well known for its population of [[crayfish]]. Some local inhabitants catch and eat these crustaceans. The creek is also home to a large population of small fish (Including immature [[trout]] and [[Centrarchidae|sunfish]], [[crappie]], [[yellow perch]] and others). Large fish are largely absent, except when the Cherry Creek Dam is partially opened and floodwaters carry fish such as [[rainbow trout]], [[brown trout]],  mature sunfish, [[walleye]], and even [[northern pike]] downstream.<ref>((cite web |url=http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CherryCreek/Nature/Fish/Pages/Fish.aspx |title=Fish at Cherry Creek &#124; Colorado Parks and Wildlife |publisher=Parks.state.co.us |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413122455/http://www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/CherryCreek/Nature/Fish/Pages/Fish.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-13 ))</ref> The creek's ecosystem was damaged during a drought in the first few years of the 21st century. Plants along the banks, damaged by the drought, dropped organic debris into the water, increasing [[biochemical oxygen demand]] substantially. Decreased flow also limited the ecosystem's capacity to supply needed oxygen. Decreased flow also prevented the washing away of pollutants such as [[NPK]] fertilizers, insecticides and organic solvents. Water temperatures also rose during this period, compounding the problem. As of 2005, however, the creek is substantially healthier.

The area around the creek is also known for its snake population, which includes [[garter snakes]], [[western hognose snakes]], [[bullsnake]]s and occasionally [[rattlesnake]]s.<ref>((cite web |url=http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CherryCreek/Nature/Wildlife/Pages/Wildlife.aspx |title=Wildlife at Cherry Creek &#124; Colorado Parks and Wildlife |publisher=Parks.state.co.us |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422141743/http://www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/CherryCreek/Nature/Wildlife/Pages/Wildlife.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-22 ))</ref> Amphibians native to Colorado can be found at the creek as well. These include, the plains [[leopard frog]], [[Woodhouse's Toad|woodhouse's frog]], and the [[Western Chorus Frog|striped chorus frog]]. The [[American bullfrog|bullfrog]], a non-native species, is also located in the Cherry Creek. In recent years, bullfrogs have contributed to the decimation of native amphibian species populations at the creek.<ref>((cite web|url=http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CherryCreek/Nature/Pages/Nature.aspx |title=Colorado State Parks |accessdate=2011-01-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103172756/http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CherryCreek/Nature/Pages/Nature.aspx |archivedate=2011-01-03 ))</ref>

For some of its distance, notably in the region of Four Mile Historical Park, the creek is flanked on each side by approximately ((convert|15|m|ft|-1)) of woods and scrub. This corridor is deliberately left semi-wild, though there is a dirt bike track on the northern bank. This corridor is one of the few places within the Denver metro area where the creek's namesake plant, the [[chokecherry]], can still be seen in a largely wild state. Large trees such as [[Populus deltoides|cottonwood]] are common, as are [[willow]]s. Edible plants such as wild [[asparagus]] and [[opuntia|prickly pear]] are occasionally found. [[Parthenocissus quinquefolia|Virginia creeper]] and imported plants such as the [[Russian olive]], [[dandelion]] are present. Despite the limited area this corridor offers, [[raccoon]]s, [[beaver]], [[fox]]es, [[coyotes]], and even [[deer]] are not uncommon sights along the creek. The beaver typically have lodges upstream (east) of Denver, but swim downstream to forage.

[[Petrified wood]] is extremely common in the creek. It is washed down, sometimes in fairly large pieces, from 'petrified forests' upstream. Fossil mammal bones have also been found.

Historical records kept at what is now [[Glendale, Colorado|Four Mile Historical Park]] indicate that prior to the construction of the Cherry Creek Dam, the creek's water level rose and fell regularly. Since the dam's completion, however, this [[flood]] cycle has been interrupted. Now, the flow is regulated almost exclusively by the dam's operators. The level of the creek is kept constant except when water needs to be vented from the [[Cherry Creek Reservoir]]. When the dam's floodgates are opened for this venting, the creek's level may rise as much as two feet, sometimes in less than an hour.

==See also==
((Portal|Colorado))
*[[List of Colorado rivers]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category|Cherry Creek (Colorado)))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070325051621/http://www.fishexplorer.com/fx/lakedet.asp?lid=2109 Cherry Creek Reservoir conditions and fishing reports]

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[[Category:Rivers of Colorado]]
[[Category:Geography of Aurora, Colorado]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Platte River]]
[[Category:Rivers of El Paso County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Rivers of Douglas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Rivers of Arapahoe County, Colorado]]

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