| La Plata River[1] | |
|---|---|
The river as it passes under Colorado State Highway 140 near Breen
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°27′23″N 108°02′04″W / 37.45639°N 108.03444°W / 37.45639; -108.03444 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with San Juan |
• coordinates | 36°44′10″N 108°15′06″W / 36.73611°N 108.25167°W / 36.73611; -108.25167 |
• elevation | 5,213 ft (1,589 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | San Juan—Colorado |
La Plata River (Navajo: Tsé Dogoi Ńlíní) is a 70-mile-long (110 km)[2] tributary to the San Juan RiverinLa Plata County, Colorado, and San Juan County, New Mexico, in the United States. This small river heads at the western foot of Snow Storm Peak in the La Plata Mountainsofsouthwestern Colorado, approximately 35 miles (56 km) north of the New Mexico state line. It flows in a southerly direction until it joins the San Juan at the western edge of the city of Farmington, New Mexico, about 19 miles (31 km) south of the Colorado state line.
The Navajo name for the river, Tsé Dogoi Nlini translates as "flowing over projecting rock".[3]
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