Santa Cruz River (New Mexico)
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| Santa Cruz River | |
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 The Rio Medio (foreground) and Rio Frijoles (background) flow together here to make the Santa Cruz River, which crosses to the right under New Mexico route 503 above Santa Cruz Lake. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Counties | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cundiyo, New Mexico |
| • coordinates | 35°57′54″N 105°54′17″W / 35.9650253°N 105.9047426°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Espanola, New Mexico |
• coordinates | 35°59′18″N 106°04′28″W / 35.9883567°N 106.0744679°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Rio Grande |
The Santa Cruz River of New Mexico is a tributary of the Rio Grande at Española, New Mexico. The Santa Cruz River valley is the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, a mission chapel built by early Spanish colonists of the Santa Fe area.[1][2]
