Navajo River

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.[4] 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.[5]

Navajo River at outflow of Oso Diversion Dam
Navajo River just above US Highway 84 at Chromo
Navajo River[1]
Lóolahó (in Jicarilla Apache)[2]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates37°15′12″N 106°38′43″W
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with San Juan
 • coordinates
37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W
 • elevation
6,319 ft (1,926 m)
Basin features
ProgressionSan Juan—Colorado

See also

References
  1. "Navajo River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.
  4. "October 31, 2012--Water 2012 visits Southwest Basin (Alamosa News) | The Water Information Program". www.waterinfo.org. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  5. "San Juan Chama Project". www.abcwua.org. Retrieved 2017-06-16.



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