Piney River (Colorado)

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Piney River [1]
Physical characteristics
Main source Upper Piney Lake
11,066 ft (3,373 m)
39°42′47″N106°18′17″W / 39.71306°N 106.30472°W / 39.71306; -106.30472
River mouth Confluence with Colorado River
6,762 ft (2,061 m)
39°51′17″N106°38′30″W / 39.85472°N 106.64167°W / 39.85472; -106.64167 Coordinates: 39°51′17″N106°38′30″W / 39.85472°N 106.64167°W / 39.85472; -106.64167
Basin features
Progression Colorado

Piney River is a 28.2-mile-long (45.4 km) [2] tributary of the Colorado River in Eagle County, Colorado. The river flows northwest from Upper Piney Lake in the Eagles Nest Wilderness to a confluence with the Colorado River.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Colorado River major river in the western United States and Mexico

The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. and two Mexican states. Starting in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the river flows generally southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon before reaching Lake Mead on the Arizona–Nevada border, where it turns south toward the international border. After entering Mexico, the Colorado approaches the mostly dry Colorado River Delta at the tip of the Gulf of California between Baja California and Sonora.

Eagle County, Colorado County in the United States

Eagle County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,197. The county seat is the Town of Eagle. The county is named for the Eagle River.

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North Fork Piney River is a tributary of the Piney River in Eagle County, Colorado. The river flows southwest from a source on the west flank of Elliott Ridge in the White River National Forest to a confluence with the Piney River.

South Fork Piney River is a tributary of the Piney River in Eagle County, Colorado. The river flows north from a source near Red and White Mountain in the White River National Forest to a confluence with the Piney River.

First Fork South Fork Piney River is a tributary of the South Fork Piney River in Eagle County, Colorado. The river flows northeast from a source in the White River National Forest to a confluence with the South Fork Piney River.

References

  1. ↑ "Piney River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011


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