| Uncompahgre River |
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The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River , approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States . Lake Como at 12,215 ft (3723m) in northern San Juan County , in the Uncompahgre National Forest in the northwestern San Juan Mountains is the headwaters of the river. It flows northwest past Ouray , Ridgway , Montrose , and Colorado and joins the Gunnison at Confluence Park in Delta . The river forms Poughkeepsie Gulch and the Uncompahgre Gorge . The major tributaries are all creeks draining the northwest San Juan Mountains. There are two Dam s on the Uncompahgre River, a small Diversion Dam in the Uncompahgre Gorge, and Ridgway Dam below the town of Ridgway with forms Ridgway Resivoir . The river is used for irrigation in the Uncompahgre Valley . Additionally, water from the Gunnison is diverted to the valley via the Gunnison Tunnel . SEE ALSO |