East River

East River is a 38.3-mile-long stream in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It flows south from Emerald Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness to a confluence with the that forms the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Colorado, United States
  • Also known as: Slate River

East River

Latitude
38.6636° or 38° 39′ 49″ north
Longitude
-106.84726° or 106° 50′ 50″ west
Elevation
8,005 feet (2,440 metres)
Open location code
85CMM573+C3
Geo­Names ID
5420715
Wiki­data ID
Q5329267
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“East River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: East
  • Cebuano: East River
  • Chinese: 东河
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ياست
  • Malayalam: ഈസ്റ്റ് നദി
  • Slovenian: East River
  • Venetian: East
  • Welsh: Afon East

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