West Mancos River
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West Mancos River is a 13.1 miles (21.1 km) tributary of the Mancos River
in Montezuma County, Colorado
. The river flows from the confluence of its North and South forks in the San Juan National Forest
to a confluence with the East Mancos River
that forms the Mancos River.
Mancos River
Mancos River is an tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from the confluence of West Mancos River and East Mancos River near Mancos, Colorado and joins the San Juan near Four Corners Monument in New Mexico.-See also:*List of rivers of Colorado...
in Montezuma County, Colorado
Montezuma County, Colorado
Montezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,830 at U.S. Census 2000...
. The river flows from the confluence of its North and South forks in the San Juan National Forest
San Juan National Forest
The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres in Archuleta, Conjeos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties in western Colorado. It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and the Rio Grande...
to a confluence with the East Mancos River
East Mancos River
East Mancos River is a tributary of the Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows west from a source in the La Plata Mountains to a confluence with the West Mancos River that forms the Mancos River....
that forms the Mancos River.