| East River[1] | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:East_River_(Colorado).JPG) The river in March 2014 | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Emerald Lake |
| • coordinates | 39°00′29″N 107°02′29″W / 39.00806°N 107.04139°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Taylor River |
• coordinates | 38°39′49″N 106°50′50″W / 38.66361°N 106.84722°W |
• elevation | 8,005 ft (2,440 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gunnison—Colorado |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Slate River |
East River is a 38.3-mile-long (61.6 km)[2] stream in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It flows south from Emerald Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness to a confluence with the Taylor River that forms the Gunnison River.
- ^ "East River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2011