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Cucharas River

Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W / 37.91611; -104.53222
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Cucharas River[1]
The river in Walsenburg.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates37°20′23″N 105°05′36″W / 37.33972°N 105.09333°W / 37.33972; -105.09333
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Huerfano
 • coordinates
37°54′58″N 104°31′56″W / 37.91611°N 104.53222°W / 37.91611; -104.53222
 • elevation
5,121 ft (1,561 m)
Basin features
ProgressionHuerfanoArkansasMississippi

Cucharas River is a 75-mile-long (121 km)[2] tributary of the Huerfano River that flows from a source in Huerfano County, Colorado, southwest of the Spanish Peaks in San Isabel National Forest. The river passes through La Veta and Walsenburg before joining the Huerfano River in Pueblo County.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cucharas River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 31, 2011