Rio Puerco de Chama
Rio Coyote
Rio Puerco (Rio Chama tributary) is located in New Mexico
Rio Puerco (Rio Chama tributary)
Location of the mouth of the Rio Puerco de Chama in New Mexico
Native nameDay p'ohu'u, Nap'otap'o (Tewa)[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNacimiento Mountains
  coordinates36°04′55″N 106°46′12″W / 36.08194°N 106.77000°W / 36.08194; -106.77000[2]
  elevation9,706 ft (2,958 m)[3]
MouthRio Chama
  coordinates
36°15′51″N 106°31′24″W / 36.26417°N 106.52333°W / 36.26417; -106.52333[2]
  elevation
6,144 ft (1,873 m)[3]
Discharge 
  locationUSGS gage, miles above mouth
  minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)

The Rio Puerco de Chama is a tributary of the Rio Chama in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It flows northeast from the Nacimiento Mountains to join the Chama above Abiquiu Lake.

See also

References

  1. Poling-Kempes, Lesley (1997), Valley of Shining Stone: The Story of Abiquiu, University of Arizona Press, p. 9, ISBN 9780816514465
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Puerco
  3. 1 2 USGS topographic maps



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