Conejos River

Conejos River
The river north of Antonito, Colorado.
Conejos River is located in Colorado
Conejos River
Location of the mouth of the Conejos River in Colorado
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyConejos
Physical characteristics
SourceSan Juan Mountains
 • coordinates37°16′34″N 106°37′27″W / 37.27611°N 106.62417°W / 37.27611; -106.62417[1]
MouthRio Grande
 • location
San Luis Valley
 • coordinates
37°18′14″N 105°44′9″W / 37.30389°N 105.73583°W / 37.30389; -105.73583[1]
Length92.5 mi (148.9 km)
Basin size887 sq mi (2,300 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS gage 08249000 1 mile above mouth[2]
 • average176 cu ft/s (5.0 m3/s)[2]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum3,820 cu ft/s (108 m3/s)

The Conejos River is a tributary of the Rio Grande, approximately 92.5 miles (148.9 km) long,[3] in south-central Colorado in the United States. It drains a scenic area of the eastern San Juan Mountains west of the San Luis Valley.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conejos River
  2. ^ a b c "Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08249000, Conejos River near Lasauses, CO" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 31, 2011