Vermillion Creek
Encyclopedia
Vermillion Creek is a 67.5 miles (108.6 km) tributary
of the Green River
. It flows south from Sweetwater County, Wyoming to a confluence with the Green River just north of the Gates of Lodore
in Moffat County, Colorado
.
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 Green River
Green River (Utah)
The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Green River is long, beginning in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing...
. It flows south from Sweetwater County, Wyoming to a confluence with the Green River just north of the Gates of Lodore
Gates of Lodore
The Gates of Lodore is a canyon on the Green River in Colorado, United States. Also known as the Canyon of Lodore, it was named by the Powell Expedition after the English poem Cataract of Lodore. It is located in Dinosaur National Monument....
in Moffat County, Colorado
Moffat County, Colorado
Moffat County is the northwesternmost and the second most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 13,184 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Craig.- History :...
.