Roaring Fork River
| Roaring Fork River | ||
 Hardwick Bridge over the Roaring Fork River at Carbondale |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 174812 | |
| location | Colorado (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| source |
Independence Lake in the Sawatch Range in Pitkin County 39 ° 8 ′ 38 ″ N , 106 ° 34 ′ 4 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Glenwood Springs in the Colorado River Coordinates: 39 ° 32'57 " N , 107 ° 19'47" W 39 ° 32'57 " N , 107 ° 19'47" W. |
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| Mouth height |
1743 m
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| length | 113 km | |
| Left tributaries | Crystal River | |
| Right tributaries | Fryingpan River | |
| Small towns | Aspen , Glenwood Springs | |
The Roaring Fork River is a 113-kilometer left tributary of the Colorado River in the US state of Colorado . The river has its source above Aspen in the Sawatch Range in Pitkin County west of Independence Pass . Shortly afterwards Difficult Creek flows into Aspen and Castle Creek later . At basalt he crosses the border with Eagle County . The Fryingpan River also flows there . At El Jebel he crosses the border to Garfield County . Below Carbondale , the Crystal River flows into the Roaring Fork River. Other tributaries are Snowmass Creek , Brush Creek , Maroon Creek, and Woody Creek . The Roaring Fork River also feeds the Twin Lakes Reservoir .
The confluence with the Colorado River is at Glenwood Springs .