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The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (126 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. Originating in Forest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park , the river flows into Lake Estes in the town of Estes Park and then through Big Thompson Canyon.
The Big Thompson River Bridge III on US 34 at milepost 85.15 in Loveland, Colorado is a historic bridge built in 1933. It was a Camelback pony truss bridge that was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways, fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works and put up by contractor Lawrence Construction Company in 1933. The structure had length ...
Big Thompson River: Big Thompson River: Hydropower dam owned by the City of Loveland. Carriage Hills #2 Dam 10 ft (3.0 m) 2017 Estes Park: Fish Creek: Recreation dam owned by the Town of Estes Park. Glacier #1 Dam 11 ft (3.4 m) 1985 Rocky Mountain National Park
The North Fork Big Thompson River is a 22.7-mile-long (36.5 km) [2] tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado.The river's source is Rowe Glacier on the north slope of Hagues Peak, in the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park.
This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River and the Neosho River .
Sprague Mountain is a 12,713-foot-elevation (3,875-meter) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Grand County and Larimer County, in Colorado, United States. [2] It is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west of the community of Estes Park.
Big Thompson River 2,149 km 2 (830 mi 2) Little Thompson River. North Fork Little Thompson River; West Fork Little Thompson River; Fall River. Roaring River; North Fork Big Thompson River; Aspen Brook. Wind River; Spruce Creek. Hidden River; Fish Creek; Sidney Draw 1,949 km 2 (753 mi 2) Box Elder Creek; Kiowa Creek 1,888 km 2 (729 mi 2) Pawnee ...
[5] [8] Over four hours near Estes Park, 12–14 inches (300–360 mm) of rain fell, causing the Big Thompson River to overflow its banks and triggering a flood crest that moved through the river and the Big Thompson Canyon. [9] [10] [11] The flood crest moved at an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h), and crested at 30 feet (9.1 m).