Apishapa River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed March 31, 2011

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

of the

Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...

that flows from a source near

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in southern

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. It joins the

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east of

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. A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) station, #07119500, located along this river near Fowler measures the river's discharge. The level and salinity levels of the Apishapa River are monitored by gaging stations installed at three locations along the headwaters of the river in 2007.

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{{authority control Rivers of Colorado Tributaries of the Arkansas River Rivers of Las Animas County, Colorado Rivers of Otero County, Colorado Rivers of Pueblo County, Colorado

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