East Fork Arkansas River[1] | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mosquito Range |
• coordinates | 39°19′38″N 106°09′56″W / 39.32722°N 106.16556°W |
• elevation | 13,200 ft (4,000 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Arkansas |
• coordinates | 39°15′25″N 106°20′38″W / 39.25694°N 106.34389°W |
• elevation | 9,728 ft (2,965 m) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Arkansas—Mississippi |
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.