| Eagle River[1] | |
| Map: | Eagle river colorado map.png |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Source1 Location: | Confluence of East Fork and South Fork |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.4217°N -107.0572°W |
| Mouth Location: | Confluence with Colorado River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.6464°N -107.0572°W |
| Progression: | Colorado |
| Length: | 60.5miles |
| Mouth Elevation: | 6122feet |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 577cuft/s[2] |
| Basin Size: | 945mi2 |
The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long,[3] in west central Colorado in the United States.
It rises in southeastern Eagle County, at the continental divide, and flows northwest past Gilman, Minturn, Avon. Near Wolcott, it turns west, flowing past Eagle and Gypsum, and joins the Colorado at Dotsero, in western Eagle County.
Its flow ranges from 200cuft/s in late summer of dry years to 7000cuft/s during spring runoff.
Acid mine drainage from the abandoned Eagle Mine has entered the river.[4]