- Little Thompson River
The Little Thompson River is a
tributary of theBig Thompson River and ultimately theSouth Platte River in theU.S. state ofColorado .The river's headwaters lay in the
Roosevelt National Forest and flow east intoLarimer County through the town ofBerthoud, Colorado between Longmont to the south and Loveland to the north. The Little Thompson joins the Big Thompson River near that river's confluence with the South Platte River, near the town ofGreeley, Colorado .The Little Thompson runs approximately 20 miles from its headwaters to the confluence with the Big Thompson, and descends approximately 1/2 mile (800 m) in elevation through the mountains. Its run includes at least one 15-foot
waterfall , and numerous granite box canyons. The river had no man-madedams as of2007 . It is managed as part of theColorado-Big Thompson project .The river is considered a Class IV+ waterway, marginally navigable by experienced kayakers, and then only when it is in flood stage during the rainy Spring season.
The most numerous
fish species observed in the river includebrook trout ,mountain whitefish ,rainbow trout , westslope cutthroat trout, andsculpin .ee also
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List of rivers in Colorado References
External links
* [http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/splatte12.html Southwest Paddler website's kayaking/canoeing review of the Little Thompson River]
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