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The Rio Chama, a major tributary river of the Rio Grande, is located in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico.The river is about 130 miles (210 km) long altogether. From its source to El Vado Dam its length is about 50 miles (80 km), from El Vado Dam to Abiquiu Dam is about 51 miles (82 km), and from Abiquiu Dam to its confluence with the Rio Grande is about 34 miles (55 k
Congress created the Chama River Canyon Wilderness in New Mexico in February 1978. [4] The wilderness area covers approximately 50,300 acres (20,356 ha) on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest and the Carson National Forest. [5] The water in the Rio Chama brings the canyon area to life.
Jun. 25—MEDANALES — Elaine Padilla drove her pickup truck slowly through the new path of the Rio Chama, which as of last week was through the middle of her property. She drove the length of ...
Although the rate of settlement is unclear, increases in sparsely populated areas, such as Rio Chama, Pajarito Plateau, and Santa Fe, correspond directly with the period of migration from Mesa Verde. Archaeologists believe the Puebloans who settled in the areas near the Rio Grande, where Mesa Verde black-on-white pottery became widespread ...
By the 1730s, Spanish settlers were moving into the Chama River valley, and by 1744 at least 20 families were living in the present-day Abiquiú area, where they founded the Plaza de Santa Rosa de Lima. [2] The church, on the plaza, was built circa 1744, [2] and was in use until the 1930s.
Federal land managers have called off plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to eradicate invasive grasshoppers. The decision announced Thursday ...
View of the Rio Ojo Caliente looking upstream from the bridge on the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and Spa's bosque loop trail. The Rio Ojo Caliente (or Ojo Caliente River) is a tributary of the Rio Chama mostly in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, with a small part near Ojo Caliente in Taos County. Course
Location of Rio Arriba County in New Mexico. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates ...