Middle Fork Elk River is a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km)[2] stream in Colorado. It flows from a confluence of Gilpin Creek and Gold Creek in Routt National Forest north of Steamboat Springs to a confluence with the North Fork Elk River that forms the Elk River.
Middle Fork Elk River[1] | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence with Gilpin Creek and Gold Creek |
• coordinates | 40°47′00″N 106°43′08″W / 40.78333°N 106.71889°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with North Fork |
• coordinates | 40°46′13″N 106°46′30″W / 40.77028°N 106.77500°W |
• elevation | 8,012 ft (2,442 m) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elk—Yampa—Green—Colorado |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Middle Fork Elk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2011