The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 18, 2011 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 in late summer of dry years to during spring runoff.
Acid mine drainage from the abandoned Eagle Mine has entered the river.
See also List of rivers of Colorado List of tributaries of the Colorado River
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