Apishapa River

Apishapa River is a 139-mile-long (224 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near West Spanish Peak in southern Colorado. It joins the Arkansas east of Fowler, Colorado. A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) station, #07119500, located along this river near Fowler measures the river's discharge.[3]

Apishapa River[1]
The river at Aguilar, Colorado.
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates37°21′12″N 105°01′04″W
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Arkansas
  coordinates
38°07′40″N 103°56′57″W
  elevation
4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Basin size1,080 sq mi (2,800 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionArkansasMississippi

The water level and salinity of the Apishapa River is monitored by gaging stations installed at three locations along the headwaters of the river in 2007.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Apishapa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 31, 2011
  3. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/uv/?site_no=07119500
  4. http://www.apishapawatershed.org
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