Rio Pueblo de Taos

Rio Pueblo de Taos
Rio Pueblo, Taos Creek
Rio Pueblo de Taos at Taos Pueblo,
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Physical characteristics
SourceBlue Lake
 • locationTaos Mountains
 • coordinates36°32′35″N 105°22′27″W / 36.54306°N 105.37417°W / 36.54306; -105.37417[1]
 • elevation11,312 ft (3,448 m)[2]
MouthRio Grande
 • location
Rio Grande Gorge
 • coordinates
36°20′21″N 105°43′50″W / 36.33917°N 105.73056°W / 36.33917; -105.73056[1]
 • elevation
6,066 ft (1,849 m)[1]
Length33 mi (53 km)[3]
Basin size380 sq mi (980 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS gage 08276300, 5 miles above mouth[4]
 • average61.2 cu ft/s (1.73 m3/s)[4]
 • minimum0.01 cu ft/s (0.00028 m3/s)
 • maximum2,380 cu ft/s (67 m3/s)

The Rio Pueblo de Taos, also known as Rio Pueblo, is a stream in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, that a tributary of the Rio Grande. From its source in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains it flows about 33 miles (53 km),[3] generally south and west, to join the Rio Grande in the Rio Grande Gorge. On the way the river passes by Taos and through Taos Pueblo.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference gnis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ USGS topographic maps
  3. ^ a b Calculated in Google Earth
  4. ^ a b c "Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08276300 Rio Pueblo de Taos below Los Cordovas, NM" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  5. ^ General course info from USGS topographic maps

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