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The river drains an area of the Rocky Mountains at the south end of the Gore Range through Gore Valley. It rises on the Eagle County-Summit County border along the high crest of the Gore Range, in the White River National Forest, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north of Vail Pass, descending to the west through a narrow gorge, receiving Black Gore Creek from the south.
Gore Creek may refer to the following watercourses: in Australia. Gore Creek (New South Wales) in the United States. Gore Creek (Colorado) Gore Creek (North Carolina ...
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The Gore Range was named in honor of Sir George Gore arising from a hunting expedition led by Jim Bridger (1804–1881), an early trapper and explorer of the Rocky Mountains. Bridger documented the Great Salt Lake in 1824 and guided westward settlers through Bridger Pass in 1850, shortening the Oregon Trail by 61 miles (98 km).
Lake Carl Etling, also called Carl Etling Lake, was formed in 1959 by a dam built on South Carrizo Creek and is contained within Black Mesa State Park. It has a surface area of 159 acres, [5] a shoreline of 5 miles (8.0 km), and an average depth of 11 feet (3.4 m), with a maximum depth of 38 feet (12 m).
The creek is traversed by River Road at Northwood. Gore Creek draws its name from the suburb of Gore Hill, named in honour of William Gore, the provost-marshal under Governor William Bligh. Gore received a grant of 150 acres (0.61 km 2) in 1810 and named it Artarmon after his family estate in Ireland. [2]
The range runs for approximately 60 miles (100 km) northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties. They form the southern extension of the Park Range, extending southward from Rabbit Ears Pass (U.S. Highway 40) to the Eagle River and Gore Creek near Vail.