Navajo River Lóolahó (Jicarilla Apache) |
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Basin features | |
Main source | 37°15′12″N 106°38′43″W / 37.25333°N 106.64528°W |
River mouth | Confluence with San Juan 6,319 ft (1,926 m) 37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W / 37.02389°N 107.15861°WCoordinates: 37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W / 37.02389°N 107.15861°W |
Progression | San Juan—Colorado |
Navajo River (Jicarilla Apache: Lóolahó) is a 54-mile-long (87 km) tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from a source in the South San Juan Wilderness of Conejos County, Colorado southwest past Chromo, Colorado. The river dips into New Mexico, passing just north of Dulce before heading northwest to a confluence with the San Juan in Archuleta County, Colorado. A large portion of its water is diverted across the Continental Divide to the Rio Grande basin as part of the San Juan-Chama Project.