Cache la Poudre River

Cache la Poudre River
Cache La Poudre River as it flows through Fort Collins, Colorado.
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CitiesFort Collins, Greeley
Physical characteristics
SourceRocky Mountains
 • locationRocky Mountain National Park
 • coordinates40°25′29″N 105°48′24″W / 40.42472°N 105.80667°W / 40.42472; -105.80667[3]
 • elevation10,755 ft (3,278 m)[4]
MouthSouth Platte River
 • location
Near Greeley
 • coordinates
40°25′17″N 104°36′3″W / 40.42139°N 104.60083°W / 40.42139; -104.60083[3]
 • elevation
4,600 ft (1,400 m)[4]
Length126 mi (203 km)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationFort Collins[2]
 • average162 cu ft/s (4.6 m3/s)[2]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum6,080 cu ft/s (172 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Fork Cache la Poudre River
 • rightSouth Fork Cache la Poudre River
TypeWild, Recreational
DesignatedOctober 30, 1986
Rafters on the Poudre River near the Grey Rock trailhead
View of the Poudre River from the Big South trail

The Cache la Poudre River (/ˌkæʃ lə ˈpuːdər/ ⓘ KASH lə POO-dər), also known as the Poudre River, is a river in the state of Colorado in the United States.

  1. ^ Cache la Poudre River Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
  2. ^ a b Water Data Report, Colorado 2003, from Water Resources Data Colorado Water Year 2003, USGS.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache la Poudre River, USGS GNIS.
  4. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.