fbpx
Wikipedia

Williams Fork (Colorado River tributary)

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]
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Colorado
 • elevation
7,480 ft (2,280 m)
Length34 mi (55 km)
Basin features
ProgressionColorado

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams Fork
  2. ^ 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 / 40.0563743; -106.1800240


williams, fork, colorado, river, tributary, tributary, yampa, river, colorado, williams, fork, yampa, river, williams, fork, tributary, colorado, river, approximately, miles, long, north, central, colorado, united, states, flows, through, grand, county, betwee. For the tributary of the Yampa River in Colorado see Williams Fork Yampa River 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 Physical characteristicsMouth locationConfluence with Colorado elevation7 480 ft 2 280 m Length34 mi 55 km Basin featuresProgressionColoradoSee also editList of rivers of Colorado List of tributaries of the Colorado RiverReferences 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 40 0563743 106 1800240 nbsp This article related to a river in Colorado is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williams Fork Colorado River tributary amp oldid 956026906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.