WSP05690

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/1978
• Author: Toups Corp
• Title: Water Resources Investigation in the South Platte River Valley - Reach Number 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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BIJOU AND KIOWA CREEK VALLEYS

Approximately 8 miles south of the South Platte River, the

al11uvial deposits of Bijou and Kiowa Creeks merge into a

common aquifer. The valley fill is 5 to 10 miles wide in the

B100u Creek valley; 1 to 3 miles wide in the Kiowa Creek valley.

Th~ckness of the alluvium in the Bijou Creek valley varies from

ldo to 240 feet. That in the Kiowa Creek valley exhibits an

a~erage depth of 85 feet.

BArGER CREEK VALLEY

Th~ area IS underlain by pierre shale, a formation not typically

us~d for ground water production because of small yields. Well

yi~lds in the Kiowa and Bijou Creek valley fill range from

400 to 1,600 gpm. Recharge occurs from precipitation and flooding

of! Bijou and Kiowa Creeks.

The valley fill of Badger Creek ranges in width from 0.5 mile
at; the Washington-Morgan County Line to 4 miles at the confluence
of: Badger Creek and the South Platte River.

BEfVER CREEK VALLEY

Be~ve~ Creek valley fill ranges In width from 3 to 5 miles.
In, the southerly end of the valley, alluvium reaches a depth of
55;feet. At the downstream confluence with the South Platte,
thickness is on the order of 120 feet. pierre shale underlies
the alluvium of Beaver Creek valley.
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