Mancos River

Mancos River
Mancos River[1]
Origin Confluence of West Mancos River and East Mancos River
37°21′30″N 108°15′12″W / 37.35833°N 108.25333°W / 37.35833; -108.25333
Mouth Confluence with San Juan
36°59′00″N 108°58′50″W / 36.9833333°N 108.98056°W / 36.9833333; -108.98056Coordinates: 36°59′00″N 108°58′50″W / 36.9833333°N 108.98056°W / 36.9833333; -108.98056
Progression San Juan—Colorado
Mouth elevation 4,639 ft (1,414 m)

Mancos River is an 85.4-mile-long (137.4 km)[2] 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.

References

  1. ^ "Mancos River". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:902295. Retrieved 2011-01-29. 
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 21, 2011

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