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- ↑ "Roc Creek". Geographic Names Information System, US Geologic Survey, US Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Dolores River - Nonpoint Source Pollution Watershed Plan" (PDF). Dolores River Dialogue, Dolores Water Conservancy District. June 2013. pp. 9, 18, 30. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
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