Muddy Creek is a tributary of the

Colorado River The Colorado River () is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The river, the List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), 5th longest in the United St ...

, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed March 18, 2011 in north central

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in the

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. It rises in northwestern Grand County, in the Routt National Forest west of Rabbit Ears Pass at the

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. It flows south, east, then southwest, and joins the Colorado near Kremmling.

Wolford Mountain Reservoir

The creek was dammed in 1996 to create the Wolford Mountain Reservoir, which forms part of the Wolford Mountain Recreation Area.Colorado River District
Wolford Mountain Reservoir

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Wolford Mountain Reservoir

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