Lake Fork is a tributary of the Arkansas River in Lake County, Colorado. The river rises in the Holy Cross Wilderness north of Mount Massive in the Northern Sawatch Range of Colorado.[1] It flows through Timberline Lake and then through Turquoise Lake west of Leadville.[2] The river then flows south and joins the Arkansas River southwest of Leadville and west of U.S. Highway 24.
| Lake Fork Lake Fork Creek | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Looking south from a bridge on Colorado State Highway 300 | |
  The river's location in Colorado | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Northern Sawatch Range |
| • location | Lake County, Colorado, U.S. |
| • coordinates | 39°18′17.96″N 106°25′52.10″W / 39.3049889°N 106.4311389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,520 meters (11,550 feet)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Arkansas River in central Lake County |
• coordinates | 39°12′6.96″N 106°21′15.09″W / 39.2019333°N 106.3541917°W [1] |
• elevation | 9,446 feet (2,879 meters)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arkansas—Mississippi |
| Landmarks | Timberline Lake, Turquoise Lake, Colorado State Highway 300 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Lake Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Walton-Dey, Katherine; Flynn, Jennifer L.; Kimball, Briant A.; Runkel, Robert L. (2005). Mass Loading of selected major and trace elements in Lake Fork Creek near Leadville, Colorado, September–October 2001 (PDF). Scientific investigations report ; 2005–5151. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.