Middle Fork Elk River is a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km)[2] stream in Colorado. It flows from a confluence of Gilpin Creek and Gold Creek in Routt National Forest north of Steamboat Springs to a confluence with the North Fork Elk River that forms the Elk River.

Middle Fork Elk River[1]
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationConfluence with Gilpin Creek and Gold Creek
  coordinates40°47′00″N 106°43′08″W / 40.78333°N 106.71889°W / 40.78333; -106.71889
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with North Fork
  coordinates
40°46′13″N 106°46′30″W / 40.77028°N 106.77500°W / 40.77028; -106.77500
  elevation
8,012 ft (2,442 m)
Basin features
ProgressionElkYampaGreenColorado

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References

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  1. "Middle Fork Elk River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  2. 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