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
• coordinates	37°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
Progression	San Juan—Colorado

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of rivers of New Mexico
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River

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.
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.