Hardscrabble Creek is a tributary of the

Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically ...

that flows from

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near Wetmore to its mouth in

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, near

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. It was previously called Rio Peñasco Amarillo. Four Hardscrabble Creek streams are found in the Hardscrabble Mountain and Wetmore area: * North Hardscrabble Creek * Middle Hardscrabble Creek * South Fork North Hardscrabble Creek * South Hardscrabble Creek start at Hardscrabble Mountain.

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{{Reflist Tributaries of the Arkansas River Geography of Fremont County, Colorado Geography of Custer County, Colorado

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