Lake Fork (Arkansas River tributary)

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Lake Fork
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The river's location in Colorado
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern Sawatch Range
  location Lake County, Colorado, U.S.
  coordinates 39°18′17.96″N106°25′52.10″W / 39.3049889°N 106.4311389°W / 39.3049889; -106.4311389 [1]
  elevation3,520 meters (11,550 feet) [2]
Mouth  
  location
Arkansas River in central Lake County
  coordinates
39°12′6.96″N106°21′15.09″W / 39.2019333°N 106.3541917°W / 39.2019333; -106.3541917 [1]
  elevation
9,446 feet (2,879 meters) [1]
Basin features
Progression ArkansasMississippi
LandmarksTimberline Lake, Turquoise Lake, Colorado State Highway 300

Lake Fork is a tributary of the Arkansas River in Lake County, Colorado. The river rises in the Holy Cross Wilderness north of Mount Massive in the Northern Sawatch Range of Colorado. [1] It flows through Timberline Lake and then through Turquoise Lake west of Leadville. [2] The river then flows south and joins the Arkansas River southwest of Leadville and west of U.S. Highway 24.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lake Fork". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Walton-Dey, Katherine; Flynn, Jennifer L.; Kimball, Briant A.; Runkel, Robert L. (2005). Mass Loading of selected major and trace elements in Lake Fork Creek near Leadville, Colorado, September–October 2001 (PDF). Scientific investigations report ; 2005–5151. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.