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Rio Puerco (Rio Chama tributary)

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(Redirected from Rio Puerco (Rio Chama)) River in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Not to be confused with Rio Puerco (Rio Grande tributary) or Puerco River.
Rio Puerco de Chama
Rio Coyote
Rio Puerco (Rio Chama tributary) is located in New MexicoRio Puerco (Rio Chama tributary)Location of the mouth of the Rio Puerco de Chama in New Mexico
Native nameDay p'ohu'u, Nap'otap'o (Tewa)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNacimiento Mountains
 • coordinates36°04′55″N 106°46′12″W / 36.08194°N 106.77000°W / 36.08194; -106.77000
 • elevation9,706 ft (2,958 m)
MouthRio Chama
 • coordinates36°15′51″N 106°31′24″W / 36.26417°N 106.52333°W / 36.26417; -106.52333
 • elevation6,144 ft (1,873 m)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS gage, miles above mouth
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m/s)

The Rio Puerco de Chama is a tributary of the Rio Chama in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It flows northeast from the Nacimiento Mountains to join the Chama above Abiquiu Lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Puerco
  2. Poling-Kempes, Lesley (1997), Valley of Shining Stone: The Story of Abiquiu, University of Arizona Press, p. 9, ISBN 9780816514465
  3. ^ USGS topographic maps


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