Rio Puerco (Rio Chama tributary)
River in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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The Rio Puerco de Chama is a tributary of the Rio Chama in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It flows northeast from the Nacimiento Mountains to join the Chama above Abiquiu Lake.
| Rio Puerco de Chama Rio Coyote | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Rio Puerco de Chama in New Mexico | |
| Native name | Dáy Pʼohúuˀu, Napʼotaapʼoe (Tewa)[1][2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nacimiento Mountains |
| • coordinates | 36°04′55″N 106°46′12″W[3] |
| • elevation | 9,706 ft (2,958 m)[4] |
| Mouth | Rio Chama |
• coordinates | 36°15′51″N 106°31′24″W[3] |
• elevation | 6,144 ft (1,873 m)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS gage, miles above mouth |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |