The Snake River is a short tributary of the
Blue River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) long, in central
Colorado
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in the
United States
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. It drains a mountainous area on the west side of the
Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered ...
in southeastern
Summit County east of
Keystone.
It rises near the
continental divide
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near
Webster Pass along the Summit-
Park
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county line and descends through a steep canyon to the north past the former mining camp of
Montezuma, then turns west to flow past Keystone, where it joins the Blue from the east as an arm of
Dillon Reservoir
Dillon Reservoir, sometimes referred to as Lake Dillon, is a large fresh water reservoir located in Summit County, Colorado, United States, south of I-70 and bordered by the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon. It is a reservoir for the ...
.
See also
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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 ...
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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 tri ...
References
Rivers of Colorado
Rivers of Summit County, Colorado
Tributaries of the Colorado River in Colorado
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