East River (Colorado)
East River is a 38.3-mile-long (61.6 km)[2] stream in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It flows south from Emerald Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness to a confluence with the Taylor River that forms the Gunnison River.
East River[1] | |
---|---|
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Emerald Lake |
• coordinates | 39°00′29″N 107°02′29″W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Taylor River |
• coordinates | 38°39′49″N 106°50′50″W |
• elevation | 8,005 ft (2,440 m) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Gunnison—Colorado |
Tributaries | |
• right | Slate River |
References
- "East 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 Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2011
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.