Rio Pueblo de Taos

Rio Pueblo de Taos
Rio Pueblo, Taos Creek
Rio Pueblo de Taos at Taos Pueblo,
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Physical characteristics
SourceBlue Lake
  locationTaos Mountains
  coordinates36°32′35″N 105°22′27″W / 36.54306°N 105.37417°W / 36.54306; -105.37417
  elevation11,312 ft (3,448 m)
MouthRio Grande
  location
Rio Grande Gorge
  coordinates
36°20′21″N 105°43′50″W / 36.33917°N 105.73056°W / 36.33917; -105.73056
  elevation
6,066 ft (1,849 m)
Length33 mi (53 km)
Basin size380 sq mi (980 km2)
Discharge 
  locationUSGS gage 08276300, 5 miles above mouth
  average61.2 cu ft/s (1.73 m3/s)
  minimum0.01 cu ft/s (0.00028 m3/s)
  maximum2,380 cu ft/s (67 m3/s)

The Rio Pueblo de Taos, also known as Rio Pueblo, is a stream in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, that a tributary of the Rio Grande. From its source in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains it flows about 33 miles (53 km), generally south and west, to join the Rio Grande in the Rio Grande Gorge. On the way the river passes by Taos and through Taos Pueblo.