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] | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of East Fork Parachute Creek and Middle Fork Parachute Creek |
| • coordinates | 39°34′37″N 108°06′28″W / 39.57694°N 108.10778°W[2] |
| • elevation | 5,785 ft (1,763 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Colorado River |
• coordinates | 39°26′23″N 108°03′13″W / 39.43972°N 108.05361°W[1] |
• elevation | 5,056 ft (1,541 m)[1] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Parachute Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ a b Anvil Points, CO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1987 rev.)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
- ^ Parachute, CO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1992 rev.)
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