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    The Gunnison River is located in western Colorado, United States and is one of the largest tributaries of the Colorado River. The 180-mile long (290 km)...
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    contains 12 miles (19 km) of the 48-mile-long (77 km) Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. The national park itself contains the deepest and most dramatic section...
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    Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado. The city population was...
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  • The Gunnison River in Colorado Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Gunnison, Colorado Gunnison County, Colorado Gunnison, Mississippi Gunnison, Utah...
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  • Brazos River, a tributary of the Brazos River, Texas North Fork Gunnison River, a tributary of the Gunnison River in Colorado North Fork Redbank Creek,...
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    The North Fork Gunnison River (locally known as the North Fork) is a tributary of the Gunnison River, 33.5 miles (53.9 km) long, in southwestern Colorado...
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    Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,918. The county seat is Gunnison. The county...
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    Blue Mesa Reservoir (category Gunnison River)
    is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The largest lake located entirely within the...
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    1999 includes 14 miles (23 km) of the Gunnison River inside the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. "Gunnison Gorge Wilderness". Geographic Names...
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    it meets one of its largest tributaries, the Gunnison River, at Grand Junction. Most of the upper river is a swift whitewater stream ranging from 200...
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    Cimarron River 4,462 km2 (1,723 mi2) North Fork Conejos River North Fork Crystal River North Fork Elk River North Fork Fryingpan River North Fork Gunnison River...
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    Middle Bridge (Colorado) (category Gunnison River)
    Mesa Reservoir (the Gunnison River) on U.S. Route 50 (US 50) within the Curecanti National Recreation Area in southwest Gunnison County, Colorado, United...
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    GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Gunnison River Bridge I and Gunnison River Bridge II are two 129 feet (39 m) long bridges built during...
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    Curecanti Needle (category Landforms of Gunnison County, Colorado)
    The Curecanti Needle is a 700-ft granite spire located on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. A notable landmark to generations of natives and pioneers...
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    Curecanti National Recreation Area (category Gunnison River)
    or /kuːrɪˈkɑːntiː/.) is a National Park Service unit located on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Established in 1965, Curecanti National Recreation...
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    40 miles (60 km) east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River, its tributary to the south. The north side of the mesa is drained...
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    The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. Lake Como...
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    tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River. The following is a tree...
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    The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres (2,612.71 sq mi, or 6,766.89 km2) in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache...
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    John Williams Gunnison (November 11, 1812 – October 26, 1853) was an American military officer and explorer. Gunnison was born in Goshen, New Hampshire...
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    Colorado River itself, the Green River, the San Juan River, and the Gunnison River. Participating states are Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming...
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    include four tributaries of the Colorado River: Dolores River, Gunnison River, San Miguel River and Uncompahgre River. The Uncompahgre Plateau includes about...
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    Delta, Colorado (category Gunnison River)
    is situated south of the Gunnison River and east of the Uncompahgre River. The city limits extend north across the Gunnison into the area now known as...
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    following the Gunnison River. This party's own journey was besieged by bad weather and freezing temperatures, and although they followed the river, provisions...
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    ancestral Colorado or Gunnison river. Many others have also suggested it was carved by either the Gunnison or Colorado Rivers, but evidence for gravel...
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    The Taylor River rises between Star Peak and Crystal Peak in Colorado's Elk Mountains in the northeast part of Gunnison County, near the Continental Divide...
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    The Cimarron River is a 22.0-mile-long (35.4 km) tributary that joins the Gunnison River in Curecanti National Recreation Area near Cimarron, Colorado...
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    where it is joined by the Gunnison River, its largest tributary within Colorado and second largest overall. The Gunnison drains from the northern San...
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    Blue Mesa Dam (category Dams on the Gunnison River)
    dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado. It creates Blue Mesa Reservoir, and is within Curecanti National Recreation Area just before the river enters the...
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    The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about 162 miles (261 km) long. It...
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