Elk River (Colorado)

Elk River[1]
A view of a fisherman in the river along Seedhouse Road, near Clark.
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of North Fork and Middle Fork
• coordinates	40°46′11″N 106°46′29″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Yampa River
• coordinates	40°29′01″N 106°58′07″W
• 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 Routt County, Colorado, United States. 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

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River

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 Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2011

External links

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