Cucharas River

Cucharas River[1]
Basin
Progression HuerfanoArkansasMississippi
Main source 37°20′23″N 105°05′36″W / 37.33972°N 105.09333°W / 37.33972; -105.09333
River mouth Confluence with Arkansas
37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W / 37.91611; -104.53222Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W / 37.91611; -104.53222
Mouth elevation 5,121 ft (1,561 m)

Cucharas River is a 75-mile-long (121 km)[2] tributary of the Huerfano River that flows from a source in Huerfano County, Colorado, southwest of the Spanish Peaks in San Isabel National Forest. The river passes through La Veta and Walsenburg before joining the Huerfano River in Pueblo County.

See also

References

  1. "Cucharas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011


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