North Fork Cache la Poudre River
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North Fork Cache la Poudre River[1] | |
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![]() The North Fork of the Cache La Poudre River near its confluence with Dale Creek in Larimer County, Colorado (September 27th, 2023) | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 40°47′06″N 105°45′12″W / 40.78500°N 105.75333°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Cache la Poudre |
• coordinates | 40°42′00″N 105°14′36″W / 40.70000°N 105.24333°W |
• elevation | 5,358 ft (1,633 m) |
Length | 59 mi (95 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cache la Poudre— South Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi |
The North Fork Cache la Poudre River (locally called the North Fork) is a tributary of the Cache la Poudre River, approximately 59.2 miles (95.3 km) long,[2] in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of north central Larimer County northwest of Fort Collins on the western side of the Laramie Foothills.
It rises in remote northwestern Larimer County in the foothills of the
U.S. Highway 287 between Fort Collins and Laramie, Wyoming. Communities in the valley of the North Fork include Livermore
.
See also
References
- ^ "North Fork Cache la Poudre River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 25, 2011