East Mancos River

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East Mancos River [1]
Physical characteristics
Main source 37°25′27″N108°05′38″W / 37.42417°N 108.09389°W / 37.42417; -108.09389
River mouth Confluence with West Mancos
7,241 ft (2,207 m)
37°21′26″N108°15′17″W / 37.35722°N 108.25472°W / 37.35722; -108.25472 Coordinates: 37°21′26″N108°15′17″W / 37.35722°N 108.25472°W / 37.35722; -108.25472
Basin features
Progression MancosSan JuanColorado

East Mancos River is a 12.2-mile-long (19.6 km) [2] tributary of the Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows west from a source in the La Plata Mountains to a confluence with the West Mancos River that forms the Mancos River.

Mancos River river in the United States of America

The Mancos River, formerly also El Rio de San Lazaro, is an 85.4-mile-long (137.4 km) 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.

Montezuma County, Colorado County in the United States

Montezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,535. The county seat is Cortez.

La Plata Mountains

The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.

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West Mancos River is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km) tributary of the Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from the confluence of its North and South forks in the San Juan National Forest to a confluence with the East Mancos River that forms the Mancos River.

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North Fork West Mancos River is a tributary of the West Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from a source east of Hesperus Mountain in the San Juan National Forest to a confluence with the South Fork that forms the West Mancos River.

South Fork West Mancos River is a tributary of the West Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from a source in the Owen Basin of the San Juan National Forest to a confluence with the North Fork that forms the West Mancos River.

References

  1. "East Mancos River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed March 21, 2011