  I study the structure of the two-dimensional electron gas edge in the quantum
Hall regime using the composite fermion approach. The electron density
distribution and the composite fermion energy spectrum are obtained numerically
in Hartree approximation for bulk filling factors $\nu=1,1/3,2/3,1/5$. For a
very sharp edge of the $\nu=1$ state the one-electron picture is valid. As the
edge width $a$ is increased the density distribution shows features related to
the fractional states and new fractional channels appear in pairs. For a very
smooth edge I find quasiclassically the number of channels $p\sim\sqrt{a/l_H}$,
where $l_H$ is the magnetic length.
