East Fork Arkansas River

East Fork Arkansas River[1]

The East Fork just after it goes under County Road 9 and just before it merges with Tennessee Creek to form the Arkansas River.
Basin
Main source Mosquito Range
13,200 ft (4,000 m)
39°19′38″N 106°09′56″W / 39.32722°N 106.16556°W / 39.32722; -106.16556
River mouth Confluence with Arkansas
9,728 ft (2,965 m)
39°15′25″N 106°20′38″W / 39.25694°N 106.34389°W / 39.25694; -106.34389Coordinates: 39°15′25″N 106°20′38″W / 39.25694°N 106.34389°W / 39.25694; -106.34389
Progression ArkansasMississippi

East Fork Arkansas River is a 20.6-mile-long (33.2 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado. It joins with Tennessee Creek to form the Arkansas River west of Leadville, Colorado.

See also

References

  1. "East Fork Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 31, 2011


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