| Los Pinos River[1] Pine River | |
|---|---|
 The river near the intersection of County roads 501 and 245 | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hinsdale County, Colorado |
| • coordinates | 37°40′39″N 107°19′09″W / 37.67750°N 107.31917°W / 37.67750; -107.31917 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with San Juan River |
• coordinates | 36°49′15″N 107°36′06″W / 36.82083°N 107.60167°W / 36.82083; -107.60167 |
• elevation | 6,089 ft (1,856 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | San Juan—Colorado |
Los Pinos River is a tributary of the San Juan River in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The stream flows from a source near Weminuche Pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to a confluence with the San Juan River at Navajo Lake in San Juan County, New Mexico.
The river is impounded by the Vallecito Dam.
The name Los Pinos is Spanish for "the pines,"[2] and, in fact, the river is known locally as the Pine River.[3]
See also
References
- "Los Pinos River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 190.,
- Duranglers Flies and Supplies. Los Pinos River Viewed 2016-03-18.
External links
Media related to Los Pinos River at Wikimedia Commons