Puerco River

Puerco River
Rio Puerco or “Perky”
Flowing near Puerco Pueblo,
in Petrified Forest National Park
Puerco River is located in Arizona
Puerco River
The mouth of the Puerco River on the Little Colorado River, northeast-central Arizona
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona, New Mexico
RegionColorado Plateau
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Hosta Butte
 • locationMcKinley County, New Mexico
 • coordinates35°34′33″N 108°10′52″W / 35.57583°N 108.18111°W / 35.57583; -108.18111[1]
 • elevation7,930 ft (2,420 m)[2]
MouthLittle Colorado River
 • location
near Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona
 • coordinates
34°53′20″N 110°07′17″W / 34.88889°N 110.12139°W / 34.88889; -110.12139[1]
 • elevation
5,102 ft (1,555 m)[1]
Length167 mi (269 km)[3]
Basin size2,654 sq mi (6,870 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Chambers, Arizona
 • average70 cu ft/s (2.0 m3/s)
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum17,800 cu ft/s (500 m3/s)

The Puerco River or Rio Puerco is a tributary of the Little Colorado River in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. It flows through arid terrain, including the Painted Desert.

  1. ^ a b c "Puerco River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. February 8, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 25, 2011.