Parachute Creek

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Parachute Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of East Fork Parachute Creek and Middle Fork Parachute Creek
 • coordinates39°34′37″N 108°06′28″W / 39.57694°N 108.10778°W / 39.57694; -108.10778[2]
 • elevation5,785 ft (1,763 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Colorado River
 • coordinates
39°26′23″N 108°03′13″W / 39.43972°N 108.05361°W / 39.43972; -108.05361[1]
 • elevation
5,056 ft (1,541 m)[1]

Parachute Creek is a 14.7-mile-long (23.7 km)[3] tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado. The confluence with the Colorado is just south of the community of Parachute and east of U.S. Route 6.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Parachute Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. ^ a b Anvil Points, CO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1987 rev.)
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
  4. ^ Parachute, CO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1992 rev.)