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.

Description

The gulch is formed in Elbert County, Colorado, southeast of Denver and approximately southeast of Ponderosa Park.

Bayou Gulch

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

Bayou Gulch

Recreational opportunities

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

Bayou Gulch

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

Rivers of Colorado

Rivers of Elbert County, Colorado

Tributaries of the Platte River

Rivers of Douglas County, Colorado

National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Colorado

Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado