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Lake Fork Gunnison River or (Lake Fork) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the
Gunnison River The Gunnison River is located in western Colorado, United States and is one of the largest tributaries of the Colorado River. Description The river flows east to west and has a drainage area of according to the USGS. The drainage basin of ...
in
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...
. The river's source is Sloan Lake near
Handies Peak Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, southwest by west ( b ...
in the
San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry ...
of Hinsdale County. Lake Fork flows through
Lake San Cristobal Lake San Cristobal is a lake in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in the San Juan Mountains at an elevation of , the freshwater lake is long, up to deep, has a surface area of , and holds about of water. The town of Lake City, a few miles ...
and Lake City before a confluence with the Gunnison River in
Blue Mesa Reservoir Blue Mesa Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The largest lake located entirely within the state, Blue Mesa Reservoir was created by the construction of Blue Mesa ...
.


See also

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List of rivers of Colorado This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado. __TOC__ 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


References

Gunnison River Rivers of Colorado Rivers of Gunnison County, Colorado Rivers of Hinsdale County, Colorado Tributaries of the Colorado River in Colorado {{Colorado-river-stub