Mancos River

Mancos River[1]

Mancos River, San Juan River confluence (Four Corners)
(Carrizo Mountains at southwest)
Basin
Main source 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 (Primary source of Mancos River[1])
River mouth Confluence with San Juan
4,639 ft (1,414 m)
36°59′00″N 108°58′50″W / 36.98333°N 108.98056°W / 36.98333; -108.98056 (Mouth of Mancos River)Coordinates: 36°59′00″N 108°58′50″W / 36.98333°N 108.98056°W / 36.98333; -108.98056 (Mouth of Mancos River)
Progression San Juan—Colorado

The Mancos River, formerly also El Rio de San Lazaro, is an 85.4-mile-long (137.4 km)[2] northeast 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.[1]

The river was named for an indicent when a horse rider hurt his hand while crossing, the word Mancos being derived from Spanish meaning "one-armed".[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mancos River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 21, 2011
  3. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 33.


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