Lake Fork (Arkansas River tributary)

Lake Fork is a tributary of the Arkansas River in Lake County, Colorado. The river rises in the Holy Cross Wilderness north of Mount Massive in the Northern Sawatch Range of Colorado.[1] It flows through Timberline Lake and then through Turquoise Lake west of Leadville.[2] The river then flows south and joins the Arkansas River southwest of Leadville and west of U.S. Highway 24.

Lake Fork
Lake Fork Creek
Looking south from a bridge on Colorado State Highway 300
Lake Fork (Arkansas River tributary) is located in Colorado
Lake Fork (Arkansas River tributary)
The river's location in Colorado
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern Sawatch Range
 • locationLake County, Colorado, U.S.
 • coordinates39°18′17.96″N 106°25′52.10″W / 39.3049889°N 106.4311389°W / 39.3049889; -106.4311389[1]
 • elevation3,520 meters (11,550 feet)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Arkansas River in central Lake County
 • coordinates
39°12′6.96″N 106°21′15.09″W / 39.2019333°N 106.3541917°W / 39.2019333; -106.3541917 [1]
 • elevation
9,446 feet (2,879 meters)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionArkansasMississippi
LandmarksTimberline Lake, Turquoise Lake, Colorado State Highway 300

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lake Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Walton-Dey, Katherine; Flynn, Jennifer L.; Kimball, Briant A.; Runkel, Robert L. (2005). Mass Loading of selected major and trace elements in Lake Fork Creek near Leadville, Colorado, September–October 2001 (PDF). Scientific investigations report ; 2005–5151. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.