South Fork Rio Grande is a tributary of the Rio Grande in southern Colorado in the United States. It flows from a source in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains to a confluence with the Rio Grande at the town of South Fork in Rio Grande County, Colorado.

South Fork Rio Grande[1]
The river in South Fork, Colorado, just before it empties into the Rio Grande.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMineral County, Colorado
 • coordinates37°31′02″N 106°52′54″W / 37.51722°N 106.88167°W / 37.51722; -106.88167
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Rio Grande
 • coordinates
37°40′25″N 106°38′06″W / 37.67361°N 106.63500°W / 37.67361; -106.63500
 • elevation
8,172 ft (2,491 m)
Basin features
ProgressionRio Grande

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References edit

  1. ^ "South Fork Rio Grande". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

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