Eagle River (Colorado)

The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately Template:Convert long,<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed March 18, 2011</ref> in west central Colorado in the United States.

It rises in southeastern Eagle County, at the continental divide, and flows northwest past Gilman, Minturn, Avon. Near Wolcott, it turns west, flowing past Eagle and Gypsum, and joins the Colorado at Dotsero, in western Eagle County.

Its flow ranges from Template:Convert in late summer of dry years to Template:Convert during spring runoff.

Acid mine drainage from the abandoned Eagle Mine has entered the river.<ref name=epa2012>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Eagle River valley from I-70, showing Edwards, Colorado

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River

References

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