Slate River (Colorado)

Slate River
The river as it passes through the Skyland neighborhood of Crested Butte, Colorado.
Basin features
Main source	38°59′52″N 107°05′34″W / 38.99778°N 107.09278°W / 38.99778; -107.09278
River mouth	Confluence with East River 38°48′49″N 106°53′57″W / 38.81361°N 106.89917°W / 38.81361; -106.89917Coordinates: 38°48′49″N 106°53′57″W / 38.81361°N 106.89917°W / 38.81361; -106.89917
Progression	East—Gunnison—Colorado

Slate River is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)tributary of the East River in Gunnison County, Colorado. It flows south from a source near Yule Pass in the Raggeds Wilderness to a confluence with the East River southeast of Crested Butte, Colorado.