Fall River (Larimer County, Colorado)

Fall River[1]
Fall River
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°26′16″N 105°45′12″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Big Thompson
• coordinates	40°22′33″N 105°31′18″W
• elevation	7,523 ft (2,293 m)
Basin features
Progression	Big Thompson— South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi

The Fall River is a 17.1-mile-long (27.5 km)[2] tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado. The river's source is near the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. It flows down a canyon and over Chasm Falls before a confluence with the Big Thompson in Estes Park.

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

1. "Fall River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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 25, 2011