Navajo River

Navajo River
Native nameLóolahó (Jicarilla Apache)
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates37°15′12″N 106°38′43″W / 37.25333°N 106.64528°W / 37.25333; -106.64528
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with San Juan
  coordinates
37°01′26″N 107°09′31″W / 37.02389°N 107.15861°W / 37.02389; -107.15861
  elevation
6,319 ft (1,926 m)
Basin features
ProgressionSan JuanColorado

Navajo River (Jicarilla Apache: Lóolahó) is a 54-mile-long (87 km) 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. 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.

Navajo River at outflow of Oso Diversion Dam