Slate River (Colorado)

Slate River[1]
The river as it passes through the Skyland neighborhood of Crested Butte, Colorado.
Origin	38°59′52″N 107°05′34″W / 38.99778°N 107.09278°W
Mouth	Confluence with East River 38°48′49″N 106°53′57″W / 38.81361°N 106.89917°WCoordinates: 38°48′49″N 106°53′57″W / 38.81361°N 106.89917°W
Progression	East—Gunnison—Colorado

Slate River is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)^[2] tributary of the East River in Gunnison County, Colorado. It flows south from a source near Yule Pass in the Raggeds Wilderness to a confluence with the East River southeast of Crested Butte, Colorado.

See also

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

References

1. "Slate River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011