The Watershed
The Gore Range- The eastern boundry of our watershed
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| A watershed is another word for a river basin. It's an area of land that drains into a common body of water. Ever wonder where rain and melting snow goes when it washes down the drain in the parking lot? In most of Eagle County, Minturn, Avon, Edwards, Eagle and Vail this water makes its way into the Eagle River and eventually out to the Colorado River. The land that drains into the Eagle River covers 970 square miles and includes 77 miles of the main stem of the Eagle River. The major tributaries of the Eagle River are Homestake, Cross Creek, Gore Creek, Brush Creek, Gypsum Creek and Lake Creek. |
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| The watershed has an annual flow of 415,000 acre feet of water. There are hundreds of tributary streams in the Eagle River Watershed, with approximately 120 natural lakes and eight reservoirs. These streams supply the water for all of Eagle County's population as well as several Front Range communities. |
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