Slate River (Colorado)

Slate River[1]

Slate River (Colorado)

The river as it passes through the Skyland neighborhood of Crested Butte, Colorado.
Basin
Main source 38°59′52″N 107°05′34″W / 38.99778°N 107.09278°W / 38.99778; -107.09278 (Primary source of Slate River[1])
River mouth Confluence with East River
38°48′49″N 106°53′57″W / 38.81361°N 106.89917°W / 38.81361; -106.89917 (Mouth of Slate River)Coordinates: 38°48′49″N 106°53′57″W / 38.81361°N 106.89917°W / 38.81361; -106.89917 (Mouth of Slate River)
Progression East—Gunnison—Colorado

Slate River is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)[2] tributary of the East River in Gunnison County, Colorado. It flows south from a source near Yule Pass in the Raggeds Wilderness to a confluence with the East River southeast of Crested Butte, Colorado.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Slate River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
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