North Fork Elk River

North Fork Elk River[1]
Origin	40°49′55″N 106°41′23″W / 40.83194°N 106.68972°W / 40.83194; -106.68972
Mouth	Confluence with Middle Fork 40°46′11″N 106°46′27″W / 40.76972°N 106.77417°W / 40.76972; -106.77417Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 106°46′27″W / 40.76972°N 106.77417°W / 40.76972; -106.77417
Progression	Elk—Yampa—Green—Colorado
Mouth elevation	7,982 ft (2,433 m)

North Fork Elk River, or North Fork Elk Creek is a 15.2-mile-long (24.5 km)^[2] tributary of the Elk River in Routt County, Colorado. It flows from a source on the northeast slopes of Big Agnes Mountain in the Sawtooth Range to a confluence with the Middle Fork Elk River that forms the Elk River.

References

1. ^ "North Fork Elk Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:170507. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011

See also

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