Elk River (Colorado)
Appearance
Elk River[1] | |
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A view of a fisherman in the river along Seedhouse Road, near Clark. | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of North Fork and Middle Fork |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Yampa River |
• elevation | 6,539 ft (1,993 m) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Yampa—Green—Colorado |
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
- ^ "Elk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011