Cimarron River (Gunnison River)
Cimarron River | ||
Canyon of the Cimarron River in Colorado |
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Data | ||
Water code | US : 188160 | |
location | Colorado (USA) | |
River system | Colorado River | |
Drain over | Gunnison River → Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
source |
Montrose County 38 ° 12 ′ 15 ″ N , 107 ° 31 ′ 11 ″ W. |
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Source height | 2750 m | |
muzzle | in Gunnison County in the Gunnison River Coordinates: 38 ° 27 '11 " N , 107 ° 32' 38" W 38 ° 27 '11 " N , 107 ° 32' 38" W. |
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Mouth height | 2059 m | |
Height difference | 691 m | |
Bottom slope | 20 ‰ | |
length | 35 km |
The Cimarron River is a short tributary of the Gunnison River in the US state of Colorado .
The estuary is in the Curecanti National Recreation Area , where the river is crossed by a trestle bridge on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad listed on the National Register of Historic Places .