East Fork Arkansas River

East Fork Arkansas River is a 20.6-mile-long (33.2 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado. It joins with Tennessee Creek to form the Arkansas River west of Leadville, Colorado.

East Fork Arkansas River[1]
The East Fork just after it goes under County Road 9 and just before it merges with Tennessee Creek to form the Arkansas River.
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMosquito Range
  coordinates39°19′38″N 106°09′56″W
  elevation13,200 ft (4,000 m)
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Arkansas
  coordinates
39°15′25″N 106°20′38″W
  elevation
9,728 ft (2,965 m)
Basin features
ProgressionArkansasMississippi

See also

References

  1. "East Fork Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 31, 2011


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