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Elk River (Colorado)

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Elk River[1]
A view of a fisherman in the river along Seedhouse Road, near Clark.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of North Fork and Middle Fork
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Yampa River
 • elevation
6,539 ft (1,993 m)
Basin features
ProgressionYampaGreenColorado

Elk River is a 34.2-mile-long (55.0 km)[2] stream in Colorado. 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, accessed March 18, 2011