Fraser River (Colorado)
| Fraser River[1] | |
|---|---|
| Origin | 39°48′06″N 105°46′27″W / 39.80167°N 105.77417°W |
| Mouth | Confluence with Colorado 40°06′01″N 105°58′27″W / 40.10028°N 105.97417°WCoordinates: 40°06′01″N 105°58′27″W / 40.10028°N 105.97417°W |
| Progression | Colorado |
| Length | 32.5 mi (52.3 km) |
| Mouth elevation | 7,841 ft (2,390 m) |
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The Fraser River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 32.5 miles (52.3 km) long,[2] in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains large portion of the Middle Park basin in Grand County in the Rocky Mountains west of Boulder and southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park. It rises at the continental divide on the north side of Berthoud Pass in the Arapaho National Forest. It flows NNW past Winter Park, Fraser, and Tabernash, and joins the Colorado from the south two miles west of Granby.
[edit] Fishing
The Fraser holds wild rainbows, browns, and cutthroats. The Fraser River starts near Berthoud Pass. As it runs north for its first 8 miles, it is on National Forest land and is publicly accessible. The river is narrow and shallow here, but worthy of fishing.
From Winter Park to Fraser, the river can be accessed by the Fraser River Trail (hiking or mountain bikes), from USFS campgrounds, or road turnouts. The only exception is as the river flows through private land in the town of Winter Park. You can go fishing in the forested lands, or where the river starts into the valley.
Access to the Fraser River is limited downstream from the town of Fraser. Some of the best fishing is in the canyon downstream from Tabernash.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fraser River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:178386. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
