Autumn Bouquet
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Autumn Bouquet
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Jon Burch Photography
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Photograph - Digital Capture And Enhancement
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The Colorado Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles long. The headwaters of the River begin in Forest Canyon within Rocky Mountain National Park in Larimer County. The river flows east through Moraine Park to the town of Estes Park where it is held in Lake Estes by the Olympus Dam before being released into the Big Thompson Canyon. The North Fork Big Thompson River also begins in Rocky Mountain National Park, on the northern slopes of the Mummy Range. This tributary flows east, through the town of Glen Haven where it merges with the Big Thompson River in the town of Drake.
From Lake Estes, the River descends 1/2 mile in elevation through the mountains in the spectacular 25 mile long Big Thompson Canyon, emerging from the foothills west of Loveland. It flows eastward, south of Loveland across the plains into Weld County and joins the South Platte approximately 5 miles south of Greeley. The Big Thompson picks up the Little Thompson River approximately 4 miles upstream from its mouth. Water resources in the Big Thompson River are managed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.
Image copyright 2014 Jon Burch Photography
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October 21st, 2014
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