The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 60.5 miles (97.4 km) long,[2] in west central Colorado in the United States.
| Eagle River[1] | |
|---|---|
 The river at Eagle's Chambers Park | |
 Eagle River drainage basin | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of East Fork and South Fork |
| • coordinates | 39°25′18″N 107°03′26″W / 39.42167°N 107.05722°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Colorado River |
• coordinates | 39°38′47″N 107°03′26″W / 39.64639°N 107.05722°W |
• elevation | 6,122 ft (1,866 m) |
| Length | 60.5 mi (97.4 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 945 sq mi (2,450 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 577 cu ft/s (16.3 m3/s)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Colorado |
It rises in southeastern Eagle County, at the continental divide, and flows northwest past Gilman, Minturn, Avon. Near Wolcott, it turns west, flowing past Eagle and Gypsum, and joins the Colorado at Dotsero, in western Eagle County.
Its flow ranges from 200 cu ft/s (5.7 m3/s) in late summer of dry years to 7,000 cu ft/s (200 m3/s) during spring runoff.
Acid mine drainage from the abandoned Eagle Mine has entered the river.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Eagle River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b "USGS Gage #09070000 on the Eagle River below Gypsum, CO" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1946–2011. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ "Eagle Mine – Region 8". United States Environmental Protection Agency. April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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