Apishapa River

Apishapa River is a 139-mile-long (224 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near West Spanish Peak in southern Colorado. It joins the Arkansas east of Fowler, Colorado. A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) station, #07119500, located along this river near Fowler measures the river's discharge.[3]

Apishapa River[1]
The river at Aguilar, Colorado.
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates37°21′12″N 105°01′04″W
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Arkansas
  coordinates
38°07′40″N 103°56′57″W
  elevation
4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Basin size1,080 sq mi (2,800 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionArkansasMississippi

The level and salinity levels of the Apishapa River are monitored by gaging stations installed at three locations along the headwaters of the river in 2007.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Apishapa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 31, 2011
  3. "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 07119500 APISHAPA RIVER NEAR FOWLER, CO".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2022-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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