Trinchera Creek
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locationCostilla County, Colorado
location
Confluence with Rio Grande| Trinchera Creek[1] | |
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.JPG) The creek viewed from a bridge on County Lane 6, above Mountain Home Reservoir. | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Costilla County, Colorado |
| • coordinates | 37°31′02″N 105°10′20″W / 37.51722°N 105.17222°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Rio Grande |
• coordinates | 37°18′51″N 105°44′17″W / 37.31417°N 105.73806°W |
• elevation | 7,497 ft (2,285 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rio Grande |
Trinchera Creek is a tributary of the Rio Grande in Costilla County, Colorado in the United States. It flows west from a source in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to a confluence with the Rio Grande.
It is spanned by the San Luis Southern Railway Trestle, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.