UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2007 (September
                                    26, 2007)


                        EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                001-33016               68-0629883
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 (State or other jurisdiction of   Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)   File Number         Identification No.)




16701 Greenspoint Park Drive, Suite 200
            Houston, Texas                                   77060
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(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)



                                 (281) 408-1200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 7.01.  Other Items.

         On September 26, 2007, the registrant issued a press release announcing
that it had entered into several hedging transactions to help mitigate its
future commodity price and interest rate exposure. The press release is filed
with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this
reference.

         The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this
                       current report on Form 8-K:

             99.1     Press Release dated September 26, 2007




                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

                                       By:    Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P., its
                                              general partner

                                       By:    Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC, its
                                              general partner


Date: September 28, 2007         By:   /s/ Alfredo Garcia
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                                       Alfredo Garcia
                                       Senior Vice President, Corporate
                                       Development