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 The Gunnison River at twilight, from Sunset View in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a United States National Park located in western Colorado, and managed by the National Park Service.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Major cities | Gunnison, Grand Junction |
| Length | 180 mi (290 km) [1] |
| Watershed | 7,928 sq mi (20,533 km²) [2] |
| Discharge at | Near Grand Junction |
| - average | 2,570 cu ft/s (72. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The historic City of Gunnison is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Gunnison County, Colorado The City of Grand Junction is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Mesa County, Colorado, A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units 8 m³/s) [2] |
| - maximum | 35,200 cu ft/s (996. CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units 8 m³/s) |
| - minimum | 106 cu ft/s (3 m³/s) |
| Source | Rocky Mountains |
| - coordinates | [3] |
| - elevation | 8,008 ft (2,441 m) [4] |
| Mouth | Colorado River |
| - coordinates | [3] |
| - elevation | 4,553 ft (1,388 m) [4] |
| Major tributaries | |
| - left | Tomichi Creek, Lake Fork Gunnison River, Cimarron River, Uncompahgre River |
| - right | Smith Fork, North Fork Gunnison River |
 The Gunnison River highlighted on a map of the western United States. CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Cimarron River, in Colorado, is a tributary of the Gunnison River. The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 75 mi (121 km long in southwestern Colorado in the United States. The North Fork Gunnison River (locally known as the North Fork) is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 25 miles (40 km long in southwestern Colorado
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The Gunnison River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 180 mi (290 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. It is the fifth largest tributary of the Colorado River, with a mean flow of 4320 ft³/s (122 m³/s).
It rises in west central Colorado, in eastern Gunnison County, formed by the confluence of Taylor and East rivers. Gunnison County is the fifth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Just past the town of Gunnison, the river begins to swell into the expanse of Blue Mesa Reservoir, a 12 mile (20 km) long reservoir formed by Blue Mesa Dam, where it receives the Lake Fork of the Gunnison. The historic City of Gunnison is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Gunnison County, Colorado Blue Mesa Reservoir (elevation 7519 ft (2292 m is Colorado 's largest body of water Just downstream it is dammed again to form Morrow Point Reservoir, then just downstream of that dammed for the final time to form Crystal Reservoir. The reservoirs produce hydroelectric power and supply water for the surrounding areas for both municipal and irrigation use. The reservoirs are the upper part of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, one of the longest, narrowest, and deepest gorges in the world. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a United States National Park located in western Colorado, and managed by the National Park Service. Below Crystal Dam it begins to roar through massive cataracts and flows through the deepest part of the gorge. At the outlet of the canyon it receives the North Fork River, then downstream near Delta is joined by the Uncompahgre River. It then winds through desert canyonlands until it empties into the Colorado near Grand Junction, carrying almost as much water as the former.
The Gunnison River ranges in width from 100 to 1000 feet (30 to 300 m) and 3 to 50 feet (1 to 15 m) in depth. The river's powerful current and many rapids make upstream travel nearly impossible. It is navigable for small craft throughout its course and by larger boats below the Black Canyon. Parts of the Black Canyon are unnavigable to any sorts of craft because of giant cataracts. Navigation through the entire canyon is dangerous and for experienced boaters only.
Part of the river's water is diverted to irrigate the Uncompahgre Valley via the 5 mi (8 km) long Gunnison Tunnel, which was built between 1905 and 1909. The Uncompahgre Valley is an agricultural valley of the Uncompahgre River around the town of Montrose in the western part of the U The Gunnison Tunnel is a 58 mile (93 km irrigation tunnel constructed between 1905 and 1909
The Gunnison River is mentioned in the Townes Van Zandt song "Snowin' on Raton": When the Wind don't blow in Amarillo/and the moon along the Gunnison don't rise/can I cast my dreams upon your love babe/and lie beneath the laughter of your eyes?
Dams
References
- ^ Gunnison River, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. PLEASE DO NOT ADD YOUR BAND YOUR FRIEND'S BAND YOURSELF OR YOUR FRIEND TO THIS SECTION Blue Mesa Dam is a 390 foot tall Earthen dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado. Morrow Point Dam is a 469 foot tall Concrete Dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado. Crystal Dam is a double curvature thin arch Dam located six miles downstream from Morrow Point Dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado. 2000.
- ^ a b Water Data Report, Colorado 2003, from Water Resources Data Colorado Water Year 2003, USGS. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
- ^ a b USGS GNIS: Gunnison River, USGS GNIS.
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Google Earth is a Virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004 The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout
External links
- Black Canyon National Park, Colorado. NASA Earth Observatory. The NASA Earth Observatory is an online publishing organization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States (US Retrieved on 2006-05-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
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