Navajo River

Navajo River (Jicarilla Apache: Lóolahó) is a 54-mile-long (87 km)^[3] tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from a source in the South San Juan Wilderness of Conejos County, Colorado southwest past Chromo, Colorado. The river dips into New Mexico, passing just north of Dulce before heading northwest to a confluence with the San Juan in Archuleta County, Colorado.^[4] A large portion of its water is diverted across the Continental Divide to the Rio Grande basin as part of the San Juan–Chama Project.^[5]

Navajo River at outflow of Oso Diversion Dam

Navajo River[1]
Native name	Lóolahó (Jicarilla Apache)[2]
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	37°15′12″N 106°38′43″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with San Juan
• coordinates	37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W
• elevation	6,319 ft (1,926 m)
Basin features
Progression	San Juan—Colorado

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of rivers of New Mexico
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River