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San Luis Creek
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The creek at Alder, Colorado. It flows left-to-right in the picture under the green trees
Physical characteristics
Main source 38°26′55″N 106°01′42″W / 38.44861°N 106.02833°W / 38.44861; -106.02833
River mouth San Luis Lake
7,526 ft (2,294 m)
37°40′16″N 105°43′59″W / 37.67111°N 105.73306°W / 37.67111; -105.73306
Basin features
Basin size 2,703 sq mi (7,000 km2)

San Luis Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km) stream that flows from a source near Poncha Pass in Saguache County, Colorado to San Luis Lake adjacent to Great Sand Dunes National Park. San Luis Lake is the sink of the San Luis Closed Basin, the largest endorheic basin in Colorado.

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