Santa Fe River (New Mexico)

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This article is about the Santa Fe River in New Mexico. For the Santa Fe River in Florida, see Santa Fe River.
The Santa Fe River as it winds its way through downtown Santa Fe in August 2007.
The Santa Fe River as it winds its way through downtown Santa Fe in August 2007.

The Santa Fe River is a tributary of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. It starts in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range and passes through the state capital, Santa Fe providing approximately 40% of the city's water supply. It is an intermittent stream with two perennial reaches.

The river is 46 miles long. It was first dammed in 1881 and flows when water is released by the city of Santa Fe from two continuous reservoirs.

The Santa Fe River Watershed is 285 square miles, ranging in elevations between 12,408 ft to 5,220 ft.

The environmental group American Rivers designated the Santa Fe River as America's most endangered river of 2007[1].

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  1. ^ "Santa Fe Tops 2007 List of Most Endangered Rivers", National Geographic News, April 18 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. 

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