Fall River (Larimer County, Colorado)

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.

Fall River[1]
Fall River
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates40°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
ProgressionBig Thompson
South PlattePlatte
MissouriMississippi

See also

References

  1. "Fall River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 25, 2011


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