Roaring River (Colorado)
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The Roaring River is a 6.5 miles (10.5 km) tributary
of the Fall River
in Larimer County, Colorado
. The river's source is Crystal Lake in the Mummy Range
of Rocky Mountain National Park
The river flows through Lawn Lake before a confluence with the Fall River in Horseshoe Park. The collapse of the Lawn Lake Dam
in 1982 scoured the river's channel and deposited an alluvial fan of debris in Horseshoe Park.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Fall River
Fall River (Larimer County, Colorado)
The Fall River is a tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado. The river's source is near the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. It flows down a canyon and over Chasm Falls before a confluence with the Big Thompson in Estes Park....
in Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming...
. The river's source is Crystal Lake in the Mummy Range
Mummy Range
The Mummy Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of the town of Estes Park...
of Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado.It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails...
The river flows through Lawn Lake before a confluence with the Fall River in Horseshoe Park. The collapse of the Lawn Lake Dam
Lawn Lake Dam
Lawn Lake Dam was an earthen dam in Rocky Mountain National Park, United States that failed on July 15, 1982 at about 6 a.m. The sudden release of 220 million US gallons of water resulted in a flash flood that killed three people camping in the park and caused $31 million in damage to the town of...
in 1982 scoured the river's channel and deposited an alluvial fan of debris in Horseshoe Park.