Brush Creek watershed is located on the northeastern slope of the Elk Mountains in Pitkin County Colorado, covering approximately 16.4 square miles with elevations ranging from 12,600 ft. on Baldy Mountain to 7,400 ft. at its confluence with the Roaring Fork River. It is between the drainages of Maroon Creek and Snowmass Creek and is the major creek flowing below the Snowmass Ski Area and the Town of Snowmass Village. Brush Creek is 7.28 miles in length. It starts at an elevation of 8,661 feet in the Mid-Elevation Forests Ecoregion and then flows through the Foothill Shrublands Ecoregion to join the Roaring Fork River.
Brush Creek (Snowmass Village):
- 2014 Brush Creek Stream Health Survey
- 2012 Brush Creek Focused Water Quality Assessment
- 2007 Brush Creek Water Quality Study