Monument Creek (Fountain Creek tributary)

Monument Creek is an El Paso County, Colorado, stream on the Arkansas River water basin.

It flows south from Mount Deception through Pikeview and Monument, and into Colorado Springs, where it meets up with Fountain Creek.

[1] It is 27.2 miles (43.8 km) from its northernmost boundary with National Forest Lands to its confluence with Fountain Creek[2] near the intersection of Interstate 25 and U.S. Route 24.

[7] A significant flood of Monument Creek occurred on Memorial Day, 1935[8] when it overflowed from constant heavy rains over May 30 and 31.

Within the Monument Valley Park, three bridges were lost, the swimming pool filled with mud, trees were uprooted, and meadows and walkways were covered with silt and debris.

The confluence of Monument Creek (right) with Fountain Creek (center) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Monument Valley Park Bridge over Monument Creek at Del Norte, 1920