Navajo River

Navajo River[1]
Lóolahó (Jicarilla Apache)[2]
Origin 37°15′12″N 106°38′43″W / 37.25333°N 106.64528°W
Mouth Confluence with San Juan
37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W / 37.02389°N 107.15861°WCoordinates: 37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W / 37.02389°N 107.15861°W
Progression San Juan—Colorado
Mouth elevation 6,319 ft (1,926 m)

Navajo River (Jicarilla Apache: Lóolahó) is a 54-mile-long (87 km)[3] tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from a source in the South San Juan Wilderness of Conejos County, Colorado southwest past Chromo, Colorado. The river dips into New Mexico, passing just north of Dulce before heading northwest to a confluence with the San Juan in Archuleta County, Colorado. A large portion of its water is diverted across the Continental Divide to the Rio Grande basin as part of the San Juan-Chama Project.

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References

  1. ↑ "Navajo River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  2. ↑ Phone, Wilhelmina et al. Abáachi Mizaa Iłkeeʼ Siijai. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 2007.
  3. ↑ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.