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East Fork Arkansas River

Coordinates: 39°15′25″N 106°20′38″W / 39.25694°N 106.34389°W / 39.25694; -106.34389
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East Fork Arkansas River[1]
The East Fork just after it goes under County Road 9 and just before it merges with Tennessee Creek to form the Arkansas River.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMosquito Range
 • coordinates39°19′38″N 106°09′56″W / 39.32722°N 106.16556°W / 39.32722; -106.16556
 • elevation13,200 ft (4,000 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Arkansas
 • coordinates
39°15′25″N 106°20′38″W / 39.25694°N 106.34389°W / 39.25694; -106.34389
 • elevation
9,728 ft (2,965 m)
Basin features
ProgressionArkansasMississippi

East Fork Arkansas River is a 20.6-mile-long (33.2 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source on Mount Arkansas in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado. It joins with Tennessee Creek to form the Arkansas River west of Leadville, Colorado.

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References

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  1. ^ "East Fork Arkansas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 31, 2011