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Troublesome Creek (Colorado River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°03′22″N 106°18′17″W / 40.05611°N 106.30472°W / 40.05611; -106.30472
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Troublesome Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It is a tributary of the Colorado River.

Troublesome Creek was named for the fact soldiers had trouble crossing it.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Troublesome Creek (Colorado River tributary)
  2. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 50.

40°03′22″N 106°18′17″W / 40.05611°N 106.30472°W / 40.05611; -106.30472