Cucharas River | |
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Basin features | |
Main source | 37°20′23″N 105°05′36″W / 37.33972°N 105.09333°W |
River mouth | Confluence with Arkansas 5,121 ft (1,561 m) 37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°WCoordinates: 37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W |
Progression | Huerfano—Arkansas—Mississippi |
Cucharas River is a 75-mile-long (121 km)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.