Culebra Creek

Culebra Creek

Culebra Creek

The creek near the town of San Luis
Country United States
Location Costilla County, Colorado
Basin
Main source Junction of El Valle Creek and Carneros Creek
37°10′58″N 105°14′13″W / 37.1827°N 105.2369°W / 37.1827; -105.2369
River mouth Rio Grande
37°10′44″N 105°43′47″W / 37.1790°N 105.7297°W / 37.1790; -105.7297Coordinates: 37°10′44″N 105°43′47″W / 37.1790°N 105.7297°W / 37.1790; -105.7297
Physical characteristics
Length 30 mi (48 km)

Culebra Creek (also called Culebra River, Río de la Culebra or Río Culebra) is a stream in Costilla County, Colorado. It begins at the junction of El Valle and Carneros creeks and flows into the Rio Grande 11 miles east of Manassa, Colorado.[1]

History

In 1851, the first Europeans to live permanently in Colorado settled along the banks of Culebra Creek.[2] The creek is the source of the San Luis People's Ditch, an acequia, which was given the highest priority water rights in the state. The entire Culebra Creek Watershed supports fourteen acequias.[3]

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