Rivers

4 CORNERS RIVERS

Links this page: ~ ALAMOSA RIVER ~ ANIMAS RIVER ~ ARKANSAS RIVER ~ CONEJOS RIVER ~

(Separate Web Page for the COLORADO RIVER) ~ COSTILLA CREEK ~ CULEBRA CREEK ~ DOLORES RIVER ~

FLORIDA RIVER ~ GREEN RIVER ~ LA JARA CREEK ~ LA PLATA RIVER ~ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER ~ LOS PINOS RIVER ~

MANCOS RIVER ~ PARIA RIVER ~ PIEDRA RIVER ~ RIO CHAMA ~ RIO DE LOS PINOS ~ RIO GRANDE RIVER ~

RIO PUERCO ~ SAGUACHE CREEK ~ SAN JUAN RIVER ~ SAN MIGUEL RIVER ~

~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~ 4 CORNERS SW USA ~

Three major US Rivers start in the Colorado Mountains,

The Colorado River, The Arkansas River & The Rio Grande River

Arizona Rivers – MAP – Scroll to:

http://geology.com/state-map/arizona.shtml

Colorado Rivers – MAP – Scroll to:

http://geology.com/state-map/colorado.shtml

New Mexico Rivers – MAP – Scroll to:

http://geology.com/state-map/new-mexico.shtml

Utah Rivers – MAP – Scroll to:

http://geology.com/state-map/utah.shtml

~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

ALAMOSA RIVER Link: CONEJOS Co CO

ANIMAS RIVER

The Spaniards named it "El Rio de las Animas Perdidas" -

"River of Lost Souls"

The Animas River begins in San Juan Co. CO North of Silverton – The river course

flows South, to Durango CO, then south to Aztec NM where it continues west to

Farmington NM, where it converges with the San Juan River - 110 Miles long -

Animas River - Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animas_River

Animas Riverkeepers – Working to Protect & Preserve

http://www.animasriverkeeper.org/

Animas River Drainage Basin Silverton CO to Aztec NM – Text - USGS Site –

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0151/html/stpmw12.shtml

Animas River – MAP - Wildernet Site –

http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=ANRV&CO_ID=1

“Animas River – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” – Article by Mike Matheson – Animas Museum Site -

http://www.animasmuseum.org/Animas%20River.html

Animas River Photos – Your Durango Site –

http://www.yourdurango.com/animasgallery1.htm

Animas Whitewater Rafting – Photos with Text – Raft Info Site -

http://www.raftinfo.com/animas.htm

Lower Animas River Photo of White Water Rafting – Mild to Wild Rafting Site –

http://www.mild2wildrafting.com/lower_animas.htm

Upper Animas River Photo – Mild to Wild Rafting Site -

http://www.mild2wildrafting.com/upper_animas.htm

Durango Bill’s Pictures of the Animas River Flood 5/23/05 –

http://www.durangobill.com/AnimasRiverFlood.html

~ ANIMAS RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

ARKANSAS RIVER Link: CHAFFEE Co CO

CONEJOS RIVER Link: CONEJOS COUNTY CO

COSTILLA CREEK Link: COSTILLA COUNTY CO

CULEBRA CREEK Link: COSTILLA COUNTY CO

~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

DOLORES RIVER

"The River of our Lady of Sorrows"

Rio de Nuestra Senora de las Dolores

It’s origin is in the San Miguel Mountains CO – It flows through McPhee Reservoir, just North of

Dolores Town, and continues NW to it's confluence with the Colorado River near Cisco UT (East of Moab -

Dewey Bridge) - It is 230-250 Miles Long -

Dolores River – Text – MAP – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_River

Dolores River Origins - Gateway to Dewey Bridge –

Report by Marc W. McCord – SW Paddler Site –

http://www.southwestpaddler.com/docs/dolores7.html

Dolores River Information – Dolores Field Office - BLM Site –

http://www.co.blm.gov/sjra/sjdolores.htm

Dolores River – Article - Duranglers Site –

http://www.creativelinks.com/recreat/dolores.htm

Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study – GORP Site

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_river/co_dolor.htm

Dolores River – “Wall Slammin’ on the Dolores River - Photos by Bob Flint –

Mesa State College CO – Jerry’s Site -

http://home.mesastate.edu/~jerry/guide/dolores/rmcc5-29-99.htm

Dolores River – Photos – River Run Photos below McPhee Dam – Great Photos -

Jerry Nolen’s Site -

http://home.mesastate.edu/~jerry/guide/dolores/dolores.html

Dolores River, Anticline, & Canyon – Historical Geology –MAP - Durango Bill’s Site –

http://www.durangobill.com/Dolores.html

Dolores Water Conservancy District – Article – Links -

http://www.doloreswater.com/

Dolores River MAP – BLM Site –

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/co/field_offices/san_juan_public_lands/images0.Par.70217.Image.-1.-1.1.jpg

~ DOLORES RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

FLORIDA RIVER

Florida means "Flower"

The river originates near the Florida Peak in the Needle Mountains San Juan County CO. It is 52 miles

long and converges with the Animas at Bondad CO. Source of Durango City Water -

Florida Water Conservancy District – Article –

http://www.waterinfo.org/about-wip/participating-entities/florida-water-conservancy-district

Florida Project – Lemon Dam – Article – USBR Site -

http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Florida%20Project

Photo of Florida River (Black/White) – Ft. Lewis College Site –

http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/P001/P00110745Page.htm

Falls on the Florida River – Photo – CO Wilderness Site -

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/weminuche.html

Spilling Salt into the Rivers – Article by Robyn Morrison – High Country News Site

http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=11208

Bridge over the Florida River – Photo – CO History Site -

http://coloradohistory-oahp.org/doyouknow/2003/juneanswer.htm

Florida River – Photos – Geology by Light Plane Site -

http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~maher/air/air04.htm

Florida River Landslides – Article – USGS site -

http://landslides.usgs.gov/monitoring/florida_river/

~ FLORIDA RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

GREEN RIVER

"Rio Verde" - Utah's Major Stream

It originates in the Wind River Mountains & Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming. It drains the

Northeast Corner of UT - 750 Miles at it's confluence with the Colorado River in Southeast Utah.

~ GREEN RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

Green River MAP – CRATE Inc. Site –

http://www.crateinc.com/crate/page.php?page=aboutcrate&subsection=maps

Green River Detailed MAP – Historical Information - Canoe 2001 Site -

http://www.canoe2001.com/GreenRiver/Maps.htm

Green River – Text – Photos – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_River_%28Utah%29

Great Rivers – Green River – Text – Photos – Fly Anglers Online Site -

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/greatrivers/green/

Green River – Narrative by Rob Webb – Photos - Utah History To Go Site –

http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/the_land/greenriver.html

Green River Formation – Museum of Paleontology - UC Berkeley -

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/eoc/greenriver.html

Green River Bowknot Bend – Large Photo – Scenic Utah Site –

http://scenicutah.com/east-central/east-central0076.php

Green River UT – Paddling Down the Green River – Text – Photos - Paddling Site –

http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?119

Green River – River Runs – Green River Sections, Links -

History & Text with Photos - Utah Site -

http://www.utah.com/raft/rivers/green.htm

~ GREEN RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

LA JARA CREEK ~ Link: CONEJOS COUNTY COLORADO

LA PLATA RIVER

Navajo name “Tse Dogoi Nlini” means “Flowing Over Projecting Rock”

Spanish Name means "Silver

It begins near Kennebec Pass in the La Plata Range, SW CO, it runs 65 miles South, and converges

with the San Juan River west of Farmington NM - 70 miles Long -

La Plata River – Description - Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Plata_River_(New_Mexico)

CO Ute Water Rights Settlement Agreement – Water Info Site –

http://www.waterinfo.org/indian.html

La Plata River Painting – “Inviting Waters” - by James Trigg –

http://www.jamestrigg.com/invitingwater.html

La Plata River Photo – Hesperus CO – Flicker River Site -

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/40010602@N04/4753300584/

La Plata River Waterfalls Photo – Scroll to:

http://www.jamriskaphotos.com/waterfalls.html

Office of the Division Engineer – Short Statement which includes the La Plata River –

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/EC/Faculty/Smith/Projects/ALP/Student/Div.html

Historical Geology – La Plata Mountains, Upper Dolores River & ancestral San Juan River –

Text – Images – Durango Bill’s Site –

http://www.durangobill.com/PaleoAppendPart3.html

“La Plata Mountains & Bridge Timber Mountains” Durango Bill’s Historical Geology Research –

http://www.durangobill.com/LaPlata.html

~ LA PLATA RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER

Starts in East Central Arizona and runs 325 miles North &

West to converge with the Colorado River

Link: ~ GRAND FALLS on the Little Colorado River ~

“Colorado River” and “The Little Colorado River” - Narrative & MAP – Bob Spixels Site –

http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/misc/gc_coriv.htm

Little Colorado – Photos – Link to MAPS – Navajo Nation Parks Site -

http://www.navajonationparks.org/htm/littlecolorado.htm

Little Colorado River – Text – Image – Wilkipedia site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Colorado_River

Little Colorado River – MAP Showing Major Tributaries of the Colorado River below

Glen Canyon Dam – USGS Site -

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/grandcan/map.html

Little Colorado River Watershed – MAPS – Images – Text - US Army Corps of Engineers -

http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/pd/az/lcr.html

The Formation of the Grand Canyon – Graphics of how the Little Colorado was

Formed – Bob Spixels Site –

http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/geology/canform.htm

~ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

Photos – Many of the Little Colorado River & Surrounding Landscape –

Geology by Light Plane Site - Louis J. Maher, Jr.

http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~maher/air/air04.htm

Little Colorado Gorge – Photo by John Hernlund -

http://geodyn.ess.ucla.edu/~hernlund/photos/little_col_gorge.jpg

Hopi Salt Trail – Photos of Little Colorado River -

http://www.grandcanyontreks.org/salt3.htm

Little Colorado Gorge – Panorama – Deuley Site –

http://www.deuley.com/panoramas/200104240051P.jpg

Kwagunt Creek to Little Colorado River to Temple Butte Grand Canyon -

Durango Bills Grand Canyon 3D Tour –

http://www.durangobill.com/GCTour060.html

Little Colorado River Gorge AZ – Clayton Esterson Site -

http://www.pbase.com/image/1093912/

Bridge over the Little Colorado at Cameron – Panorama – Deuley site -

http://www.deuley.com/panoramas/200104270003P.JPG

~ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

GRAND FALLS

on the LITTLE COLORADO RIVER

Northeast of Flagstaff ARIZONA

Located at the Extreme Southwest Corner of the Navajo Nation

Reached by IR 70, (county road) - Falls are on the Little Colorado River

Grand Falls – Directions to the Location – Waterfalls West Site -

http://www.waterfallswest.com/waterfall.php?id=22

Grand Falls Photo Gallery – Flagstaff Central Site -

http://www.flagstaffcentral.com/Subjects/Nature/Pictures/grandfalls.html

Grand Falls Photo - Mud Falls - by G. Donald Bain

http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/BainWest/BAIN5/MUDFALLS.HTML

GRAND FALLS on the Little Colorado River ~ LITTLE COLORADO RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

LOS PINOS RIVER

Called the “Pine River

Begins in South Central Hinsdale Co. Colorado – Flows SSW

through Vallecito Reservoir (North Arm) - then past Bayfield

& Ignacio CO to the Navajo Reservoir - 75 Miles Long -

Los Pinos River – Text of River Course -

http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/L/L06425-los-pinos-river.html

Pine River Project – USBR Site -

http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Pine%20River%20Project

Los Pinos River (Pine River) & Vallecitos Creek – MAP – Links – GORP Site -

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/fis_soco.htm

Los Pinos River – Photos – Text – Colorado Kayak Site -

http://coloradokayak.blogspot.com/2007/06/los-pinos-river.html

Photo at Navajo Lake, looking north to the end of the Los Pinos River Branch – American SW Site -

http://www.americansouthwest.net/new_mexico/navajo_lake/navajolake_l.html

Los Pinos River – Whitewater Photo with Text – Eddy Flower Site -

http://www.eddyflower.com/RunDetail.aspx?RunId=865

Ute Horseman crossing the Los Pinos River – 1899 Photo –

http://photoswest.org/exhib/faves/bib/P51.htm

~ LOS PINOS RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

MANCOS RIVER

Mancos means “One Hand Crippled”

Mancos River, has three tributaries, the West Mancos River, the Middle

Mancos River & East Mancos River- 60 Miles Long

It begins in the La Plata Mountains (NE Montezuma County CO), flows through

the Eastern Side of Mesa Verde, veering West across the Southern part of the

Ute Mountain Ute Reservation to it’s confluence with the San Juan River in NW NM,

on the Navajo Reservation near the 4 Corners Monument –

~ MANCOS RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

MAP – Shows Mancos River – Settlement Patterns - Old Ft. Lewis Site -

http://ocs.fortlewis.edu/forestPlan/productiveHarmony/SettlementPatterns.pdf

Mancos River Valley – Large Photo –

http://members.tripod.com/thssite/shel2/manc.html

Surficial Geology of the Mesa Verde National Park Area – MAP – showing Mancos River - Info – USGS Site -

http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/meve/

Mancos Water Conservancy District –Jackson Gulch Dam and Reservoir- Water Info Site -

http://waterinfo.org/about-wip/participating-entities/mancos-water-conservancy-district

Jackson Gulch Dam & Reservoir – USBR Site -

http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Jackson%20Gulch%20Dam

The Mancos Valley Northwestward to Bishop & Summit Canyons – Durango Bill’s Site –

http://www.durangobill.com/PaleoAppendPart5.html

~ MANCOS RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

PARIA RIVER

“Muddy Water”

Southeast UT & Northern AZ - 75 Miles Long

Begins in SW Garfield County UT, it’s course flows south then east,

and converges with the Colorado River, 5 miles SW of Page AZ

Paria River – Text – Links – Photos – American SW Site -

http://www.americansouthwest.net/slot_canyons/paria_river/canyon.html

Paria River – Text – Links – Photos – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paria_River

Paria River Photo Album – Mental Wanderings Site -

http://www.mentalwanderings.com/photos/paria_2007/

Paria River – Text – Photos – BUSIM Site -

http://www.busim.ee.boun.edu.tr/~delic/paria.html

Paria River MAP – AmWest-Travel Site -

http://www.amwest-travel.com/awt_paria2.html

Paria River Photos by Robert Luis Chavez –

http://www.robertchavez.com/chavez/paria/index.html

~ PARIA RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

PIEDRA RIVER

It means "River of the Rock Wall"

Starts at Piedra Peak in the Weminuche Wilderness, CO -

It flows South 40 miles and empties into the Navajo Dam

(one arm of the Navajo Reservoir) in Northwest NM

The Piedra – Photos – Whitewater Addiction Site -

http://www.whitewateraddiction.com/piedra.php

Piedra River MAP – Wildernet Site -

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaname=Piedra+River

Piedra River – Scroll to River Photos – Sportsman's Campground Site -

http://www.sportsmanscampground.com/SC-PhotoGallery.HTML

Piedra River Photo – Flicker Site -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ltresch/386109385/

Piedra River Canyon – Panorama – Deuley Site -

http://www.deuley.com/panoramas/200205300021P.JPG

Piedra River – Text with Photos – CO Fishing Site –

http://www.coloradofishing.net/ft_piedra.htm

Piedra River & First Fork Area Heritage Inventory – By Sharon Hatch, FS Archaeologist –

http://www.passportintime.com/summaries/98/co98a_piedra.html

Piedra River, Upper Piedra & Williams Creek – GORP Site

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_national_forest/co/cam_san2.htm

Piedra River Photo – Mild to Wild Rafting Site –

http://www.mild2wildrafting.com/PiedraRiver.htm

Piedra Store – Information Update –

http://piedrastore.tripod.com/store.html

~ PIEDRA RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

RIO CHAMA

Chama means "Here they Wrestled" in Tewa

The Rio Chama is 140 miles long, starting in the South San Juan Wilderness, (Archuleta County CO - just

North of the NM/CO Border). It flows south, then east to it’s confluence with the Rio Grande River at Ohkay Owingeh

Pueblo NM. It is the one of the largest tributaries of the Rio Grande River.

~ RIO CHAMA ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

Rio Chama NM – Text – MAP – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Chama_%28New_Mexico%29

Rio Chama – Photos – Text – Los Rios River Runners Site –

http://losriosriverrunners.com/taos_rafting_overnight_chama.php

Rio Chama River – Links - MAP - Digital Abiquiu Site –

http://www.digitalabiquiu.com/pages/tours/riochamariver_t.html

Rio Chama – Wild and Scenic River – General Info – BLM Site -

http://www.nm.blm.gov/recreation/taos/rio_chama_wild_scenic_river.htm

Rio Chama – MAP – Carson National Forest Site -

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/carson/recreation/fishing/images/anglers_map_west.pdf

Rio Chama – early October by Miriam Bobkoff – Photos –

http://internet.roadrunner.com/~mbobkoff/chama.html

Chama River Photo – Flickr Site -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ardenteye/205027161/

Jerry & Steve on the Chama River – Whitewater Photos – Mesa State Site -

http://home.mesastate.edu/~jerry/guide/chama.htm

Chama River Canyon Wilderness – Forest Service Site -

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/recreation/wilderness.htm#chama

Regional Water Plan Rio Chama – Legal Issues - Chapter 3 – Document –

NM Office of the State Engineer Site -

http://www.ose.state.nm.us/water-info/NMWaterPlanning/regions/RioArriba/3-Legal-Issues.pdf

NM Fishing Rules & Regulations – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/sports/fish/fishingnm.htm

Poshuouinge Ruins of the Chama River Valley – MAP – Text – SW Archaeology Site -

http://www.100megspopup.com/photo4phood/swarch/poshuindex.html

~ RIO CHAMA ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

RIO DE LOS PINOS

“Begins south of the hamlet of Los Pinos in Conejos County CO from the confluence of several

streams. It flows east and southeast into New Mexico, paralleling the Cumbers & Toltec Scenic

Railway. The Rio de los Pinos cuts a deep canyon in NM flowing east then northeast, before

returning to CO. It joins the San Antonio River west of Ortiz" Reference see URL Below -

http://www.cmcflyfish.org/co_river_summaries_pg4.htm#repu

Rio de los Pinos – MAP – NM Trout Site -

http://www.newmexicotrout.org/maps_rio_de_los_pinos.html

Rio de los Pinos – A Slide Show – Along the Chama Toltec Line - Better Days are Coming Site -

http://www.betterdaysarecoming.com/views/colorado2002/train/horses.html

Rio de los Pinos - Article about fishing –

http://www.flyfishnm.com/descriptions/lospinospage.html

Photos & Fishing on the Rio de los Pinos –

http://www.angelfire.com/nm/schudlich/Osier.html

Rio de los Pinos Campground – Hike Central Site -

http://www.hikercentral.com/campgrounds/117585.html

History of Early Settlers in the San Luis Valley and the Rio de los Pinos – Article by Virginia Simmons

“When Opportunity Knocked at Saguache’s Door” - Scroll to Information – CO Central Magazine Site –

http://cozine.com/2000-may/when-opportunity-knocked-on-saguaches-door/

Toltec Gorge & the Rio de los Pinos Historical Photo by L.C. McClure – Denver Public Library Site -

http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00072763+MCC-2763

Ute Indian Camp – Painting by William Henry Jackson – BYU Site -

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Jackson&CISOPTR=3776&CISOBOX=1&REC=3

~ RIO DE LOS PINOS ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

RIO GRANDE RIVER

Third longest river in the US - 1,887 miles - (The Mississippi is 2,340 miles long). The Rio Grande begins

at Stony Pass in the San Juan Mountains CO - It traverses CO, NM & TX & empties into the Gulf of Mexico

Rio Grande River – Text – MAP – Photos – Links - Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande

Rio Grande River – Text - Photos – NPS Site –

http://www.nps.gov/rigr/

Near it’s Headwaters in CO – Photos - SLV Museum Assoc. Site

http://www.museumtrail.org/RioGrande.asp

Summit of Stony Pass – Photo – Headwaters of the Rio Grande begins on Stony Pass, on the

Continental Divide – Blue Quill Photography Site -

http://home.comcast.net/~wm0f69/stony.htm

Rio Grande Watershed – Text – MAP – Water Wikia Site -

http://water.wikia.com/wiki/Rio_Grande

Dams & Diversions of the Middle Rio Grande – MAP – Charts & Text - MRGBI Site -

http://mrgbi.fws.gov/Resources/Dams/

~ RIO GRANDE RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

Photo – Rio Grande River, San Luis Valley

http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Starrs/RIORIVER.html

The 1^st Steamboat on the Rio Grande River, Photo - SLV Museum Site –

http://www.museumtrail.org/steamboat.asp

Rio Grande River Heritage Project – Wild Angels Site -

http://www.wildangels.org/riogrande.html

Rio Grande River History – Text – Photos – Links –

http://falcon.tamucc.edu/~edtech/summer.5310.1999/alimon/page2.htm

Rio Grande Rift – Text – MAPS – Images -

http://anquetil.colorado.edu/~arlowry/RGR/faq.html

Rio Grande Rift – Text – Images – by Jeff Tilton – Photo - University Emporia Site -

http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/student/tilton4/rgrift.html

The Rio Grande Rift: “A Continent Stretched like taffy” – NMSU Site -

http://www.nmsu.edu/~ucomm/Releases/2005/February/rio_grande_rift.html

~ RIO GRANDE RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

RIO PUERCO

Means "Muddy River

It begins in NW Sandoval County near the Continental Divide, it flows South past Cuba NM,

continuing in a Southern direction to its confluence with the Rio Grande River 22 miles North of

Socorro NM. Two Tributaries, the North Fork begins Northwest NM, & the South Fork in the Zuni

Mountains, East of Gallup NM, it empties into the Rio Puerco at Houck AZ. 170 Miles Long

Rio Puerco – Text – – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Puerco

Rio Puerco Management Committee –

http://riopuerco.org/

Rio Puerco – Photo – Berkeley site -

http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Starrs/CUTPORK.html

Rio Puerco Online – Text – History – Links – Photos – USGS Site -

http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/rio_puerco/

Rio Puerco near Albuquerque NM – Photo – Flicker Site -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex_sielicki/104401875/

Rio Puerco Bridge – Photo – Flicker Site –

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitter_oso/225817107/

Rio Puerco Basin - MAP – USGS Site –

http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/rio_puerco/puerco2/location_map.html

Rio Puerco Ruins – Nine Page Article by Thor Wagner -

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/aa.1928.30.1.02a00060/pdf 8493/2/2381985/Large

~ RIO PUERCO ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

SAGUACHE CREEK Link: Saguache Co CO ~ ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

SAN JUAN RIVER

Navajo, “Old Age River” - Spanish. “The Mad River"

366 miles long - 86 miles in CO

It starts near Wolf Creek Pass CO (Montezuma Peak), it flows into the Navajo Reservoir

(one arm of the Navajo Reservoir) then goes West, downstream to Farmington NM

where it joins with it’s tributaries the Animas & La Plata Rivers. It continues West across

Southern UT, to empty into the Colorado River at Lake Powell (one arm of Lake Powell).

Other tributaries are the Los Pinos, Piedra & Mancos Rivers -

Link: ~ GOOSENECKS STATE PARK ~ Confluence of San Juan & Colorado Rivers ~

~ SAN JUAN RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

San Juan River Colorado– MAP – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_River_(Colorado_River)

San Juan River Utah – Links – Information - Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_River_%28Utah%29

San Juan River – Short History by Robert S. Mc Pherson -

http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SANJUANRIVER.html

San Juan River – Short Article – Rivers & Ruins Site –

http://www.riversandruins.com/sitepages/pid35.php

San Juan River Magic – Article by Mark Swint – SW Aviator Site -

http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueon00/sanjuan.html

San Juan River Basin – MAP showing the San Juan River – USBR Site -

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/basin/sanjuan.png

San Juan River Watershed – MAP – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_River_(Colorado_River)

San Juan River MAP – Scroll to see the entire San Juan River’s course –

http://www.oars.com/utah/sanjuan6day.html#Map

Upper San Juan River MAP – Colorado Directory Site -

http://www.coloradodirectory.com/fishing/fishing_sanjuan.html

San Juan River New Mexico - MAP – Below the Navajo Dam – Fish Heads of the San Juan Site -

http://www.fisheadsofthesanjuan.com/map.html#

San Juan River Photo - NE of Mexican Hat UT – American SW Site -

http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/mexican_hat/sanjuanriver_l.html

San Juan River Utah – Thumbnail Photos by Greg Vaughn –

http://www.gregvaughn.com/Utah/SJR/index.htm

San Juan River in SE Utah – Thumbnail Photos – Aaron Parson Site -

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/~aparsons/photos/2005-05-05_San_Juan/index.html

San Juan River Photo in Pagosa Springs CO –

http://pagosa.com/adventure/scenery/160west/P4pagosapano.htm

A Relaxing Float down the San Juan River – Photos – Videos – The Circumference Site -

http://www.thecircumference.org/experiences/rafting-san-juan/

Canyons of the San Juan River Portfolio – “Alain Briot” Beautiful Landscape Site -

http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/San-Juan-River-2006.html

Whitewater Rafting in Pagosa Springs CO – Links – Pagosa Outside Site –

http://www.pagosaoutside.com/pagosa_springs_whitewater_rafting.htm

San Juan River Goosenecks & Monument Upwarp UT – Historical Geology - Durango Bill Site -

http://www.durangobill.com/SanJuan.html

~ SAN JUAN RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

GOOSENECKS STATE PARK

Goosnecks of the San Juan River

US 191, 23 miles West & South of Bluff UT, Just West of Mexican Hat UTAH -

Goosenecks State Park –

http://www.utah.com/stateparks/goosenecks.htm

Goosenecks State Park – American Southwest Site -

http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/mexican_hat/goosenecks_state_park.html

Gallery – Goosenecks State Park, Panorama Photo -

http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/gallery/goose002.htm

~ GOOSENECKS STATE PARK ~ SAN JUAN RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

Confluence of the San Juan & Colorado Rivers

Confluence of the San Juan and Colorado River – Photo –

http://explorepdx.com/glen78f.html

Lower San Juan River – Image – Powell Guide Site -

http://www.powellguide.com/lake_powell_info/san_juan_river.htm

~ Confluence of San Juan & Colorado Rivers ~ SAN JUAN RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~

SAN MIGUEL RIVER

Begins in the San Juan Mountains SE of Telluride flows NW along the southern slope of the

Uncompahgre Plateau, empties into the Dolores near Uravan in western Montrose County - 72 miles long

San Miguel River – Text – Image – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miguel_River_%28Colorado%29

San Miguel River – Text – MAP –

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=CORSSM&CU_ID=1

San Miguel River - Text – River Log - BLM Site –

http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ufo/recreation/san_miguel_river.html

San Miguel Headwaters – Introduction & Summary – Text – Photos – SEI Site –

http://www.sei.org/sanmiguel/index.html

Bridal Veil Falls at the Headwaters of the San Miguel River – Text with Photos – Wikipedia Site -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridal_Veil_Falls_(Telluride)

San Miguel Watershed Coalition –

http://www.sanmiguelwatershed.org/

San Miguel River Photo – Rocky Mountain Reflections Site -

http://www.rockymountainreflections.com/SanMiguelRivercd899.html

San Miguel River Historic Photo – HCN Site -

http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.2/dust-to-dust/image_viewer

San Miguel River at Telluride – Photo – Flicker Site

http://www.flickr.com/photos/winisterling/2699542843/

San Miguel Whitewater Outfitters, Guides -

http://www.whitewaterrafting.explorefourcorners.com/sanmiguel_river_guides.html

San Miguel Anglers – Links -

http://www.sanmiguelanglers.com/

~ SAN MIGUEL RIVER ~ 4 CORNERS RIVERS ~