Williams Fork (Colorado River tributary)
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The Williams Fork is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 33.8 miles (54.4 km) long,[2] in north central Colorado in the United States. It flows through Grand County between the valleys of the Fraser River and the Blue River. It rises at the juncture of McQueary and Bobtail creeks just west of the Continental Divide 8 miles (13 km) west of Berthoud Pass and 7 miles (11 km) north of the Eisenhower Tunnel in the Arapaho National Forest. It flows north-northwest to the Williams Fork Reservoir, then turns northeast and joins the Colorado at Parshall.
| Williams Fork[1] | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Colorado |
• elevation | 7,480 ft (2,280 m) |
| Length | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Colorado |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams Fork
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
40°03′23″N 106°10′48″W / 40.0563743°N 106.1800240°W
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