Middle Fork Elk River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed March 18, 2011 stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
. It flows from a confluence of
Gilpin Creek
Gilpin may refer to:
People
* Gilpin (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Places United States
* Gilpin, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Casey County
* Gilpin, Nevada, an unincorporated community in Storey Count ...
and
Gold Creek in
Routt National Forest Routt may refer to:
;Places
In the United States:
* Routt, Louisville, Kentucky
*Routt County, Colorado
;People
*Joe Routt
*John Long Routt
*Stanford Routt
Stanford Bermond Routt (born July 26, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. Aft ...
north of
Steamboat Springs to a confluence with the
North Fork Elk River
North Fork Elk River, or North Fork Elk Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Elk River in Routt County, Colorado. It flows from a s ...
that forms the
Elk River.
See also
*
List of rivers of Colorado
This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado.
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Alphabetical list
The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado, including all 158 named rivers. Where available, t ...
*
List of tributaries of the Colorado River
The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River.
Tributary tree
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor trib ...
References
Rivers of Colorado
Rivers of Routt County, Colorado
Tributaries of the Colorado River in Colorado
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