List of New Mexico rivers
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This is a list of river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

s in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Mississippi Watershed

  • Mississippi River (LA,AR)
    • Arkansas River (AR,OK)
      • Canadian River
        Canadian River
        The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma....

        • North Canadian River (OK)
          • Beaver River
            Beaver River (Oklahoma)
            The Beaver River is the historic name for an intermittent river in Oklahoma that drains most of the Oklahoma Panhandle. It is also known as the North Canadian River. Both names are in common use. By one convention the headwaters of the Beaver River are at the convergence of the Corrumpa, Rafael,...

             (commonly marked as North Canadian River
            North Canadian River
            The North Canadian River is a tributary of the Canadian River, approximately long, that flows through New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the United States....

            )
        • Punta de Agua Creek (TX)
          • Rita Blanca Creek (TX)
            • Carrizo Creek
              Carrizo Creek
              Carrizo Creek is a river in New Mexico and Texas. It is a tributary of Rita Blanca Creek, itself a tributary of the Canadian River. Via the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, water from Carrizo Creek eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico.-References:*...

          • Tramperos Creek
        • Ute Creek
        • La Cinta Creek
        • Conchas River
        • Mora River
          • Sapello River
        • Cimarron River
        • Vermejo River
          Vermejo River
          Vermejo River is a tributary of the Canadian River in Colfax County, New Mexico. The river flows southeast from the confluence of North Fork Vermejo River and Little Vermejo Creek to a confluence with the Canadian River south of Maxwell....

      • Dry Cimarron River

Rio Grande Watershed

  • Rio Grande
    Rio Grande
    The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...

    • Pecos River
      Pecos River
      The headwaters of the Pecos River are located north of Pecos, New Mexico, United States, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet on the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County. The river flows for through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it...

      • Delaware River
        Delaware River (Texas)
        -References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas...

      • Black River
      • Rio Penasco
      • Rio Felix
      • Rio Hondo (Southern New Mexico)
        Rio Hondo (Southern New Mexico)
        The Rio Hondo is a river in southern New Mexico which begins at the confluence of the Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso rivers near the town of Hondo, New Mexico. The river flows eastward through the Hondo Valley in the foothills of the Sierra Blanca and Capitan Mountains, roughly paralleling the route...

        • Berrendo River
        • Rio Bonito
          Rio Bonito (New Mexico)
          The Rio Bonito is a small river in the Sierra Blanca Mountains of southern New Mexico, USA. The headwaters of the river start in the Lincoln National Forest on the slopes of Sierra Blanca and travel eastward until they merge with the south fork of the Rio Bonito just west of Bonito Lake, a man-made...

        • Rio Ruidoso
          Rio Ruidoso
          The Rio Ruidoso is a long river located in the Sierra Blanca and Sacramento Mountains in Lincoln County and Otero County, New Mexico in the United States and is part of the Rio Ruidoso Watershed...

      • Arroyo del Macho
        • Gallo Arroyo
      • Taiban Creek
      • Pintada Arroyo
      • Gallinas River
    • Alamosa Creek
    • Rio Salado
      Rio Salado (New Mexico)
      The Rio Salado is tributary of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. From its source in northeast Catron County it flows about generally east to join the Rio Grande just north of Polvadera and about north of Socorro. The name Río Salado is Spanish for "salty river".-Course:The Rio...

    • Rio Puerco
      • Rio San Jose
      • Arroyo Chico
    • Jemez River
      Jemez River
      The Jemez River is a tributary of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The river is formed by the confluence of the East Fork Jemez River and San Antonio Creek, which drain a number of tributaries in the area of the Jemez Mountains and Santa Fe National Forest. The Jemez River is about ...

    • Santa Fe River
      Santa Fe River (New Mexico)
      The Santa Fe River is a tributary of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. It starts in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range and passes through the state capital, Santa Fe providing approximately 40% of the city's water supply. It is an...

    • Pojoaque River
      • Rio Chupadero
    • Rio Chama
      • Rio Ojo Caliente
        Rio Ojo Caliente
        The Rio Ojo Caliente is a tributary river of the Rio Chama and the Rio Grande. It is located in northern New Mexico, US....

        • Rio Vallecitos
        • Rio Tusas
      • Rio del Oso
      • El Rito
      • Rio Puerco
      • Rio Gallina
        • Rio Capulin
      • Rio Cebolla
      • Rio Nutrias
      • Rio Brazos
      • Rio Chamita
    • Embudo Creek
    • Rio Pueblo de Taos
      Rio Pueblo de Taos
      The Rio Pueblo de Taos, also known as Rio Pueblo, is tributary of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. From its source in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains it flows about , generally south and west, to join the Rio Grande in the Rio Grande Gorge...

    • Rio Hondo (Northern New Mexico)
    • Red River
      Red River (New Mexico)
      The Red River of New Mexico, USA, is a short, perennial river that flows down the north slope of Mount Wheeler in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, flows west past the towns of Red River and Questa and then south into the Rio Grande just south of the La Junta Campground.The Red River is noted for its...


Colorado Watershed

  • Colorado River (AZ,UT,CO)
    • Gila River
      Gila River
      The Gila River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona.-Description:...

      • San Francisco River
        San Francisco River
        The San Francisco River is a river in the southwest United States, the largest tributary of the Upper Gila River. The river originates in Arizona and flows into New Mexico before it curves around and enters the Gila down stream from Clifton, Arizona....

        • Tularosa River
    • Little Colorado River (AZ)
      • Puerco River
        Puerco River
        The Puerco River in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona flows through arid terrain including the Painted Desert. The main tributary of the Little Colorado River, it drains an area of about and is long. The river's average discharge is very low, less than in normal years, because its...

      • Zuni River
        Zuni River
        The Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, has its origin in Cibola County, New Mexico, at the Continental Divide, flowing generally in a southwesterly direction through the Zuni Indian Reservation to join the Little Colorado River in eastern Arizona...

    • San Juan River
      • Chaco River
      • La Plata River
      • Animas River
        Animas River
        Animas River is a river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System. The Spanish named the river "Rio de las Animas Perdidas", "River of the Lost Souls". It is also the last free-flowing river in Colorado. The river's free-flowing status...

      • Los Pinos River
      • Navajo River
        Navajo River
        Navajo River is a 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...


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