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and mayfly hatches as well as terrestrials such as grasshoppers. Animas trout average 12 to 16 inches (30 to 41 cm). Larger trout in the 17 to 22 inches (43 to 56 cm) are occasionally caught by anglers. Brown trout as large as 36 inches (91 cm) have been caught in the Animas.
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released approximately 3 million gallons of mine waste into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas. The plug was accidentally removed while investigating a leak at the abandoned
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attraction accounting for 8.9% of
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958:"The toxic Colorado river spill and the menace of old hard-rock mines"
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Confluence of North Fork Animas River and West Fork Animas River
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Thompson, Jonathan. (2015). "When our river turned orange" .
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1095:"Commercial River Use in the State of Colorado 1988-2011"
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Location of the mouth of the Animas River in New Mexico
597:. There may be other toxic heavy metals in the plume.
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731:List of tributaries of the Colorado River
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821:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 27.
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726:List of rivers of New Mexico
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2372:Colorado portal
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1151:"Berg/Animas Trail"
857:. Durango Telegraph
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29:Animas River
2318:High Plains
1990:Clear Creek
1907:Wheat Ridge
1902:Westminster
1827:Monte Vista
1707:Fort Morgan
1702:Fort Lupton
1519:LGBT rights
1030:Denver post
657:brook trout
541:bald eagles
291:Tributaries
255: /
243:108°13′18″W
187: /
175:107°34′10″W
135: /
123:107°34′10″W
2404:Categories
2245:Washington
2225:San Miguel
2205:Rio Grande
2200:Rio Blanco
2120:Las Animas
2100:Kit Carson
1975:Broomfield
1897:Walsenburg
1857:Rocky Ford
1837:Northglenn
1812:Louisville
1787:Las Animas
1612:Centennial
1602:Cañon City
1597:Burlington
1587:Broomfield
1572:Black Hawk
1403:Prehistory
1328:Government
1308:Coloradans
1160:August 20,
1136:2014-10-21
1065:August 10,
1036:August 10,
800:21 October
747:References
612:Recreation
482:Farmington
474:New Mexico
442:ghost town
427:Farmington
327:Lime Creek
240:36°42′50″N
172:37°55′53″N
120:37°55′53″N
2150:Montezuma
2090:Jefferson
1955:Archuleta
1802:Lone Tree
1797:Littleton
1792:Leadville
1772:Lafayette
1677:Englewood
1672:Edgewater
1504:Education
1413:Railroads
1368:Mountains
1323:Geography
1313:Elections
1268:(capital)
967:20 August
834:August 5,
691:in 2011.
681:caddisfly
641:freestone
499:in 2016.
458:Silverton
417:Watershed
400:explorer
306:Elk Creek
2230:Sedgwick
2220:San Juan
2215:Saguache
2180:Phillips
2155:Montrose
2105:La Plata
2080:Huerfano
2075:Hinsdale
2070:Gunnison
2055:Garfield
2000:Costilla
1985:Cheyenne
1950:Arapahoe
1932:Counties
1887:Trinidad
1882:Thornton
1877:Sterling
1867:Sheridan
1832:Montrose
1817:Loveland
1807:Longmont
1777:Lakewood
1767:La Junta
1752:Gunnison
1722:Glendale
1712:Fountain
1692:Florence
1582:Brighton
1529:Religion
1524:Politics
1509:Gun laws
1479:Abortion
1438:Timeline
1363:Military
1303:Colleges
1255:Colorado
884:June 29,
715:See also
677:mayflies
591:aluminum
438:Colorado
406:Santa Fe
344:On-e-mas
211:San Juan
79:Location
2265:Regions
2190:Prowers
2140:Mineral
2125:Lincoln
2115:Larimer
2085:Jackson
2050:Fremont
2040:El Paso
2030:Douglas
2025:Dolores
2005:Crowley
1995:Conejos
1980:Chaffee
1970:Boulder
1945:Alamosa
1757:Holyoke
1742:Greeley
1667:Durango
1577:Boulder
1552:Alamosa
1499:Economy
1489:Culture
1472:Society
1433:Symbols
1423:Slavery
1378:Museums
1338:History
1293:Outline
818:Durango
771:Feb 11,
645:rainbow
583:cadmium
579:arsenic
557:Durango
519:lands.
470:Durango
464:. The
398:Spanish
348:Spanish
84:Country
2240:Teller
2235:Summit
2195:Pueblo
2185:Pitkin
2160:Morgan
2145:Moffat
2060:Gilpin
2045:Elbert
2020:Denver
2010:Custer
1892:Victor
1862:Salida
1847:Pueblo
1732:Golden
1717:Fruita
1662:Denver
1652:Dacono
1637:Cortez
1567:Aurora
1557:Arvada
1544:Cities
1534:Sports
1453:Trails
1418:Rivers
1343:Images
1275:Topics
1265:Denver
1111:8 July
941:8 July
910:8 July
861:4 July
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655:, and
595:copper
585:, and
517:Navajo
450:Eureka
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278:Length
109:Source
2210:Routt
2170:Ouray
2165:Otero
2130:Logan
2095:Kiowa
2065:Grand
2035:Eagle
2015:Delta
1940:Adams
1852:Rifle
1842:Ouray
1782:Lamar
1682:Evans
1657:Delta
1642:Craig
1592:Brush
1562:Aspen
1484:Crime
1448:Towns
1358:Lists
1288:Index
1251:State
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695:Media
669:flies
649:brown
478:Aztec
456:. At
205:Mouth
92:State
2255:Yuma
2250:Weld
2175:Park
2135:Mesa
2110:Lake
1965:Bent
1960:Baca
1922:Yuma
1917:Wray
1162:2024
1113:2012
1067:2015
1038:2015
969:2015
943:2012
912:2012
886:2016
863:2021
836:2013
823:ISBN
802:2014
773:2011
675:and
593:and
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381:Name
156:, CO
1353:Law
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