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Left Hand Creek

Creek in City of Boulder Open Space, Kanemoto Park, Left Hand Creek Park, Buckingham Park, Front Range in Longmont, CO

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Left Hand Creek is a tributary of Saint Vrain Creek, approximately 33.9 miles (54.6 km) long, in Boulder County, Colorado in the United States. The creek drains a section of the foothills of the Front Range northwest of Boulder, descending from the mountains in a steep canyon, known as Left Hand Canyon. Left Hand Creek issues from Left Hand Park Reservoir along the north flank of Niwot Mountain. Flowing through a steep gorge to the East, passing below Ward (which sits roughly at the head of the canyon). It emerges from the foothills North of Boulder and crosses ranch lands the Colorado Piedmont, passing north of Niwot and joining St. Vrain Creek on the South edge of Longmont. Lower Left Hand canyon is a popular destination for road biking, hiking, whitewater kayaking and rock climbing. It…

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