Snake River (Colorado)

The Snake River is a short tributary of the Blue River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) long, in central Colorado in the United States. It drains a mountainous area on the west side of the Front Range in southeastern Summit County east of Keystone.

Snake River
Snake River near Keystone
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Summit County, Colorado
• coordinates	39°32′01″N 105°51′16″W
Mouth	Dillon Reservoir
• location	Confluence with Blue at Dillon Reservoir
• coordinates	39°36′55″N 106°03′15″W[1]
• elevation	9,022 ft (2,750 m)
Length	15 mi (24 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Deer Creek, Soda Creek
• right	North Fork Snake River

It rises near the continental divide near Webster Pass along the Summit-Park county line and descends through a steep canyon to the north past the former mining camp of Montezuma, then turns west to flow past Keystone, where it joins the Blue from the east as an arm of Dillon Reservoir.

See also

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