North Fork White River
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The North Fork White River is a 33 miles (53.1 km) tributary
of the White River
. The river's source is Wall Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area
of Garfield County, Colorado
. It joins with the South Fork White River
in Rio Blanco County
to form the White River.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the White River
White River (Utah)
The White River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Utah. Flows vary from 450 ft³/s late summers in dry years to well over 12,000 ft³/s in spring....
. The river's source is Wall Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area
Flat Tops Wilderness Area
The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is the second largest U.S. Wilderness Area in Colorado. It is , with in Routt National Forest and in White River National Forest. It was designated a wilderness area in 1975. Trappers Lake, located in the north of the area, was the lake that inspired Arthur Carhart,...
of Garfield County, Colorado
Garfield County, Colorado
Garfield County is the eighth most extensive and the twelfth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 43,791 at U.S. Census 2000. The county is named in honor of United States President James A. Garfield...
. It joins with the South Fork White River
South Fork White River
The South Fork White River is a tributary of the White River. The river's source is in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area of Garfield County, Colorado. It joins with the North Fork White River in Rio Blanco County to form the White River....
in Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Rio Blanco County is the sixth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 5,986 at U.S. Census 2000. The name of the county is the Spanish language name for the White River which runs through it...
to form the White River.