Mancos River

Mancos River[1]

Mancos River, San Juan River confluence (Four Corners)
(Carrizo Mountains at southwest)
Basin
Progression San JuanColorado
Main source Confluence of West Mancos River and East Mancos River
37°21′30″N 108°15′12″W / 37.35833°N 108.25333°W / 37.35833; -108.25333
River mouth Confluence with San Juan
36°59′00″N 108°58′50″W / 36.98333°N 108.98056°W / 36.98333; -108.98056Coordinates: 36°59′00″N 108°58′50″W / 36.98333°N 108.98056°W / 36.98333; -108.98056
Mouth elevation 4,639 ft (1,414 m)

The Mancos River, formerly also El Rio de San Lazaro, is an 85.4-mile-long (137.4 km)[2] northeast tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from the confluence of West Mancos River and East Mancos River near Mancos, Colorado and joins the San Juan near Four Corners Monument in New Mexico.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mancos River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 21, 2011
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