Elk River (Colorado)

Elk River is a 34.2-mile-long (55.0 km)^[2] stream in Routt County, Colorado, United States. It flows from a confluence of the North Fork Elk River and Middle Fork Elk River in Routt National Forest north of Steamboat Springs to a confluence with the Yampa River.

Elk River[1]
A view of a fisherman in the river along Seedhouse Road, near Clark.
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of North Fork and Middle Fork
• coordinates	40°46′11″N 106°46′29″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Yampa River
• coordinates	40°29′01″N 106°58′07″W
• elevation	6,539 ft (1,993 m)
Basin features
Progression	Yampa—Green—Colorado

See also

• Rivers portal
• Colorado portal

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River