Deception Creek

Deception Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

Deception Creek was named for quicksand along its course which frequently killed livestock.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deception Creek
  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. 17.


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