Medano Creek

E259540
creek intermittent stream natural watercourse

Medano Creek is a seasonal, shallow stream in southern Colorado known for its unique “surge flow” waves and popular beach-like recreation at the base of the Great Sand Dunes.

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Label Occurrences
Medano Creek canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creek ⓘ
intermittent stream ⓘ
natural watercourse ⓘ
adjacentTo Great Sand Dunes visitor use area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
disappearsBy infiltration into sand and alluvium ⓘ
ecosystemType riparian corridor ⓘ
fedBy snowmelt from Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
flowsAlong eastern edge of Great Sand Dunes ⓘ
hasFlowDepth shallow ⓘ
hasFlowPattern braided channels ⓘ
ephemeral surface flow ⓘ
hasHydrologicalPhenomenon pulsating flow caused by sand dams ⓘ
surge flow waves ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility Great Sand Dunes National Park main parking area ⓘ
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
surface form: Great Sand Dunes picnic area
hasSubstrate sand ⓘ
hydrologicalType seasonal stream ⓘ
knownFor beach-like recreation ⓘ
shallow warm water in late spring ⓘ
sheet flow over sand ⓘ
surge flow ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedAtBaseOf Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
surface form: Great Sand Dunes
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Southern Colorado ⓘ
surface form: southern Colorado
locatedInProtectedArea Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
mouth San Luis Valley floor ⓘ
nameMeaning “sand dune” in Spanish ⓘ
partOf Alamosa River ⓘ
surface form: Great Sand Dunes watershed
peakVisitationSeason Memorial Day weekend ⓘ
late May ⓘ
recreationActivity floating on inflatables ⓘ
paddling ⓘ
picnicking on sandbars ⓘ
sandcastle building ⓘ
skimboarding ⓘ
wading ⓘ
seasonality early summer ⓘ
spring ⓘ
sourceArea Medano Pass ⓘ
surface form: Medano Pass area
sourceRegion Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Sangre de Cristo Range
supportsHabitatFor aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
typicallyFlowsFrom April ⓘ
typicallyFlowsUntil June ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve → contains → Medano Creek ⓘ