Parachute Creek

Parachute Creek is a 14.7-mile-long (23.7 km)[3] tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado. The confluence with the Colorado is just south of the community of Parachute and east of U.S. Route 6.[4]

Parachute Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationConfluence of East Fork Parachute Creek and Middle Fork Parachute Creek
  coordinates39°34′37″N 108°06′28″W[2]
  elevation5,785 ft (1,763 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Colorado River
  coordinates
39°26′23″N 108°03′13″W[1]
  elevation
5,056 ft (1,541 m)[1]

See also

References

  1. "Parachute Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. Anvil Points, CO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1987 rev.)
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
  4. Parachute, CO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1992 rev.)


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