Cucharas River

Cucharas River[1]
Origin	37°20′23″N 105°05′36″W / 37.33972°N 105.09333°W / 37.33972; -105.09333
Mouth	Confluence with Arkansas 37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W / 37.91611; -104.53222Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W / 37.91611; -104.53222
Progression	Huerfano—Arkansas—Mississippi
Mouth elevation	5,121 ft (1,561 m)

Cucharas River is a 75-mile-long (121 km)^[2] tributary of the Huerfano River that flows from a source in Huerfano County, Colorado, southwest of the Spanish Peaks in San Isabel National Forest. The river passes through La Veta and Walsenburg before joining the Huerfano River in Pueblo County.

References

1. ^ "Cucharas River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:192808. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 31, 2011

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado