Rifle Creek


Rifle Creek is a stream in Garfield County in the U.S. state of Colorado. Rifle Creek is a tributary to the Colorado River.
Rifle Creek starts at the confluence of West Rifle Creek and East Rifle Creek and the junction is within the waters of the Rifle Gap Reservoir. The stream flows south and enters the Colorado after passing through the city of Rifle.
The source is at and the confluence is at.
Rifle Creek was named from an incident when a rifle was found along its banks.