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Roaring Fork River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 70 miles (110 km) long, in west central Colorado in the United States.The river drains a populated and economically vital area of the Colorado Western Slope called the Roaring Fork Valley or Roaring Fork Watershed, which includes the resort city of Aspen and the resorts of Aspen/Snowmass.
The mouth of Roaring Fork is located at the northern end of Gatlinburg, where it empties into the West Fork of the Little Pigeon River. The Roaring Fork valley is underlain by Precambrian sandstone of the Ocoee Supergroup, a rock formation formed from ancient ocean sediments nearly a billion years ago.
The Roaring Fork Valley is part of the larger Roaring Fork Watershed, which includes the Fryingpan and Crystal River valleys. The valley extends for approximately 50 mi (80 km) southeast to northwest from Aspen northwest to Glenwood Springs at the mouth of the Roaring Fork on the Colorado River, ranging in width between 1 and 5 mi (1.6 and 8.0 km).
South Fork Elk River; Middle Fork Elk River; North Fork Elk River; Williams Fork. East Fork Williams Fork; White River 12,989 km 2 (5,015 mi 2) Piceance Creek 1,630 km 2 (629 mi 2) Yellow Creek 760 km 2 (293 mi 2) North Fork White River; South Fork White River; Vermillion Creek 2,500 km 2 (965 mi 2) upper Colorado River, formerly the Grand River
The Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, approximately 42 miles (68 km) long, [2] in Eagle and Pitkin counties in Colorado, United States. History [ edit ]
Roaring Fork rises on the divide of Ramey Creek about 2 miles south-southwest of High point Spur. Roaring Fork then flows generally southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina. [2]
The Crystal River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) long and is located in Gunnison, Pitkin and Garfield counties in Colorado, United States. [1] The river is a popular fly fishing and outdoor tourism destination. [2]
Snowmass (sometimes known locally as Old Snowmass) is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.It is situated in the valley of the Roaring Fork River, near the mouth of Snowmass Creek along State Highway 82 between Aspen and Basalt.