Rio Pueblo de Taos
| Rio Pueblo de Taos Rio Pueblo, Taos Creek | |
|---|---|
Rio Pueblo de Taos at Taos Pueblo, | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Taos |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Blue Lake |
| • location | Taos Mountains |
| • coordinates | 36°32′35″N 105°22′27″W / 36.54306°N 105.37417°W |
| • elevation | 11,312 ft (3,448 m) |
| Mouth | Rio Grande |
• location | Rio Grande Gorge |
• coordinates | 36°20′21″N 105°43′50″W / 36.33917°N 105.73056°W |
• elevation | 6,066 ft (1,849 m) |
| Length | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Basin size | 380 sq mi (980 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS gage 08276300, 5 miles above mouth |
| • average | 61.2 cu ft/s (1.73 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.01 cu ft/s (0.00028 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 2,380 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.