River
The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River , approximately 60.5 miles (97.4 km) long,[ 2] in west central Colorado in the United States.
It rises in southeastern Eagle County , at the continental divide , and flows northwest past Gilman , Minturn , Avon . Near Wolcott , it turns west, flowing past Eagle and Gypsum , and joins the Colorado at Dotsero , in western Eagle County.
Its flow ranges from 200 cu ft/s (5.7 m3 /s) in late summer of dry years to 7,000 cu ft/s (200 m3 /s) during spring runoff.
Acid mine drainage from the abandoned Eagle Mine has entered the river.[ 4]
The Eagle River valley from I-70, showing Edwards, Colorado
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