| Animas River | |
|---|---|
 Animas River at Durango and Silverton railroad crossing just north of confluence with Lime Creek | |
  Location of the mouth of the Animas River in New Mexico | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado, New Mexico |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North Fork Animas River and West Fork Animas River 37°55′53″N 107°34′10″W / 37.93139°N 107.56944°W |
| • location | San Juan County, CO |
| • coordinates | 37°55′53″N 107°34′10″W / 37.93139°N 107.56944°W |
| Mouth | Confluence with San Juan |
• location | San Juan County, NM |
• coordinates | 36°42′50″N 108°13′18″W / 36.71389°N 108.22167°W |
• elevation | 5,239 ft (1,597 m) |
| Length | 126 mi (203 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cunningham Creek, Elk Creek, Needle Creek, Canyon Creek, Florida River |
| • right | Mineral Creek, Mineral Creek, Lime Creek, Hermosa Creek, Junction Creek, Lightner Creek |
Animas River (On-e-mas; Spanish: Río de las Ánimas) is a 126-mile-long (203 km)[1] river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System.
The Animas-La Plata Water Project was completed in 2015. The project pumps water over a low pass to fill a reservoir, Lake Nighthorse, in Ridges Basin to satisfy Southern Ute tribal water rights claims associated with the Colorado Ute Settlement Act amendments of 2000.[2]
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.
- ^ "Colorado Ute Settlement Acts" (PDF). www.usbr.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 21 October 2014.