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Apishapa River is a 139-mile-long (224 km)[2] tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near West Spanish Peak in southern Colorado. It joins the Arkansas east of Fowler, Colorado. A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) station, #07119500, located along this river near Fowler measures the river's discharge.[3]

Apishapa River[1]
The river at Aguilar, Colorado.
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	37°21′12″N 105°01′04″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Arkansas
• coordinates	38°07′40″N 103°56′57″W
• elevation	4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Basin size	1,080 sq mi (2,800 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Arkansas—Mississippi

The level and salinity levels of the Apishapa River are monitored by gaging stations installed at three locations along the headwaters of the river in 2007.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado

References

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