lakewood is located in the watershed of the south platte river. several small tributaries of the river flow east through it. from north to south, this includes lakewood gulch, weir gulch, sanderson gulch, and bear creek. two tributaries of lakewood gulch, dry gulch and mcintyre gulch, flow east through the northern part of the city. turkey creek, a tributary of bear creek, flows northeast through the far southwestern part of the city. in addition, lena gulch, a tributary of clear creek to the north, flows east then north through the extreme northwestern part of the city.