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South Platte
![Big Thompson Map](https://media.aspennature.org/assets/2023/03/20135616/south-platte-big-thompson.gif)
Big Thompson
The Big Thompson watershed is part of the South Platte basin in northeastern Colorado and has a population of approximately 118,000 people. The watershed is 832 square miles of which 48% is protected. Forests cover 55% of the Big Thompson watershed.![Cache La Poudre Map](https://media.aspennature.org/assets/2023/03/20135629/south-platte-cache-la-poudre.gif)
Cache La Poudre
The Cache La Poudre watershed is part of the South Platte basin in northeastern Colorado and has a population of approximately 290,000 people. The watershed is 1,889 square miles of which 36% is protected. Forests cover 42% of the Cache La Poudre watershed.![Clear Map](https://media.aspennature.org/assets/2023/03/20135624/south-platte-clear.gif)
Clear
The Clear watershed is part of the South Platte basin in northeastern Colorado and has a population of approximately 272,000 people. The watershed is 570 square miles of which 22% is protected. Forests cover 64% of the Clear watershed.![South Platte Headwaters Map](https://media.aspennature.org/assets/2023/03/20135619/south-platte-south-platte-headwaters.gif)
South Platte Headwaters
The South Platte Headwaters watershed is part of the South Platte basin in northeastern Colorado and has a population of approximately 11,000 people. The watershed is 1,603 square miles of which 21% is protected. Forests cover 43% of the South Platte Headwaters watershed.![St. Vrain Map](https://media.aspennature.org/assets/2023/03/20143002/south-platte-st-vrain.gif)