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Cottonwood Creek, an east bank tributary of Monument Creek, originates near Black Forest north of Colorado Springs. It flows southwesterly through northern Colorado Springs, passes under the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and Interstate Highway 25, and joins Monument Creek. The stream along most of its course is deeply eroded into rock outcroppings and in the lower reach is lined with willows. Within Colorado Springs, Cottonwood Creek flows in a sand- bottom, riprap-sided channel. Douglas Creek (North and South) drains an area in and adjacent to northwestern Colorado Springs. The stream flows southeasterly for approximately 8 miles to join Monument Creek near the Templeton Gap Floodway outlet. Lower portions of Douglas Creeks North and South have been channelized into concrete-lined drainage structures. Dry Creek, Valley Dry Basin. North Channel Creek, and Big Dry Creek, North Fork Dry Creek, South Valley, collectively, drain the Dry Creek , The Dry Creek Basin is bounded on the west by the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, on the south and north by ridges, and on the east by Monument Creek. It slopes from west to east toward Monument Creek, rising from an elevation of 6,250 feet to elevation 9,250 feet. The western portion of the basin is heavily forested, mountainous terrain, drained by three major tributaries of Dry Creek. These tributaries are steep, well defined ravines which come to a confluence west of the Sisters of Mount Saint Francis Convent. The central portion of the basin is characterized by gently rolling wide valleys, separated by foothill ridges and mesas. Through the central portion of the basin, Dry Creek is poorly defined and flows through broad, gently sloping meadows. The eastern portion of the basin is fully developed, and Dry Creek flows through well de"ned and eroded channels as well as greenbelt areas (Reference 2). Dry Creek has been channelized from approximately 1,500 feet downstream of Dairy Ranch Road to a point approximately 500 feet upstream of Dancing Horse Road. For the most part, flow in Dry Creek and its tributaries is intermittent. Kettle Creek, a left-bank tributary to Monument Creek, originates on the western slope of the Black Forest, northeast of Colorado Springs. A 2-mile segment of the lower reach is within U.S. Air Force Academy boundaries. The basin is subject to urban development. Typically, the creek cuts a narrow, deep canyon. Its drainage area encompasses approximately 17 square miles. Mesa Basin is located in western Colorado Springs. It is bounded on the north by Garden of the Gods Road, on the west by Mesa Road, on the south by Unitah Street, and on the east by Monument Creek. The main channel in this basin drains the western portion of the basin. It flows southeasterly through the basin, passes under Interstate Highway 25 between Caramillo and Buena Ventura Streets, and joins Monument Creek. 5