East River (Colorado)

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The river in 2014.
Physical characteristics
Main source Emerald Lake
39°00′29″N107°02′29″W / 39.00806°N 107.04139°W / 39.00806; -107.04139
River mouth Confluence with Taylor River
8,005 ft (2,440 m)
38°39′49″N106°50′50″W / 38.66361°N 106.84722°W / 38.66361; -106.84722 Coordinates: 38°39′49″N106°50′50″W / 38.66361°N 106.84722°W / 38.66361; -106.84722
Basin features
Progression GunnisonColorado

East River is a 38.3-mile-long (61.6 km) [2] stream in central Colorado. It flows south from Emerald Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness to a confluence with the Taylor River that forms the Gunnison River.

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Taylor River (Colorado) river in the United States of America

The Taylor River rises close to Castle Peak in Colorado’s Elk Mountains in the northeast part of Gunnison County, near the Continental Divide. Flowing southeast, the river goes through Taylor Park Reservoir, created by the Taylor Park Dam. From there it flows southwest. At Almont, the Taylor River joins with the East River to form the Gunnison River. The river is 48.2 miles (77.6 km) long.

Gunnison River tributary of the Colorado River

The Gunnison River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 164 miles (264 km) long, in the Southwestern state of Colorado. It is the largest tributary of the Colorado River in Colorado, with a mean flow of 2,570 cu ft/s (73 m3/s).

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References

  1. "East River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed March 18, 2011