South Fork San Miguel River

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South Fork San Miguel River[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of Lake Fork and Howard Fork
 • coordinates37°51′59″N 107°53′02″W / 37.86639°N 107.88389°W / 37.86639; -107.88389
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with San Miguel River
 • coordinates
37°56′31″N 107°54′02″W / 37.94194°N 107.90056°W / 37.94194; -107.90056
 • elevation
8,045 ft (2,452 m)
Basin features
ProgressionSan MiguelDoloresColorado

South Fork San Miguel River is a 6.5-mile-long (10.5 km)[2] tributary of the San Miguel River in San Miguel County, Colorado. The river flows north from a confluence of the Lake Fork and the Howard Fork to a confluence with the San Miguel River west of Telluride.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Fork San Miguel River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011