Gunnison River

Gunnison River
Gunnison River
	The Gunnison River in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
	Map of the Gunnison River, its tributaries and major cities
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Cities	Gunnison, Grand Junction
Physical characteristics
Source	East River confluence with the Taylor River
• coordinates	38°39′49″N 106°50′50″W / 38.66361°N 106.84722°W
• elevation	8,008 ft (2,441 m)
Mouth	Colorado River
• coordinates	39°3′42″N 108°34′42″W / 39.06167°N 108.57833°W
• elevation	4,552.56 ft (1,387.62 m)
Length	180 mi (290 km)
Basin size	7,923 sq mi (20,520 km2)
Discharge
• location	USGS Station 09152500 GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO
• average	2,499 cu ft/s (70.8 m3/s)
• minimum	106 cu ft/s (3.0 m3/s)
• maximum	35,700 cu ft/s (1,010 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Tomichi Creek, Cebolla Creek, Lake Fork Gunnison River, Cimarron River, Uncompahgre River
• right	Smith Fork, North Fork Gunnison River, Kannah Creek

The Gunnison River is located in western Colorado, United States and is one of the largest tributaries of the Colorado River.

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunnison River, USGS GNIS.
^ ^a ^b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
^ Cite error: The named reference ThoroughlyWestern was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Water Year Summary for Site USGS 09152500". nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov. USGS Water Resources. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "USGS 09152500 GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO". USGS Water Resources.