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Elk River (Colorado)

Coordinates: 40°29′01″N 106°58′07″W / 40.48361°N 106.96861°W / 40.48361; -106.96861
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Elk River[1]
A view of a fisherman in the river along Seedhouse Road, near Clark.
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of North Fork and Middle Fork
 • coordinates40°46′11″N 106°46′29″W / 40.76972°N 106.77472°W / 40.76972; -106.77472
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Yampa River
 • coordinates
40°29′01″N 106°58′07″W / 40.48361°N 106.96861°W / 40.48361; -106.96861
 • elevation
6,539 ft (1,993 m)
Basin features
ProgressionYampaGreenColorado

Elk River is a 34.2-mile-long (55.0 km)[2] stream in Routt County, Colorado, United States. It flows from a confluence of the North Fork Elk River and Middle Fork Elk River in Routt National Forest north of Steamboat Springs to a confluence with the Yampa River.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2011

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