Santa Cruz River (New Mexico)

The Santa Cruz River of New Mexico is a tributary of the Rio Grande at Española, New Mexico. The Santa Cruz River valley is the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, a mission chapel built by early Spanish colonists of the Santa Fe area.[1][2]

Santa Cruz River
The Rio Medio (foreground) and Rio Frijoles (background) flow together here to make the Santa Cruz River, which crosses to the right under New Mexico route 503 above Santa Cruz Lake.
Santa Cruz River (New Mexico) is located in New Mexico
Santa Cruz River (New Mexico)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesRio Arriba, Santa Fe
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCundiyo, New Mexico
 • coordinates35°57′54″N 105°54′17″W / 35.9650253°N 105.9047426°W / 35.9650253; -105.9047426
Mouth 
 • location
Espanola, New Mexico
 • coordinates
35°59′18″N 106°04′28″W / 35.9883567°N 106.0744679°W / 35.9883567; -106.0744679
Basin features
River systemRio Grande
Santa Cruz River at NM 98 below the Rio Quemado confluence, looking east
Panoramic view of the Santa Cruz River behind El Santuario de Chimayo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Richard R. (1989). A Preliminary Inventory of Spanish Colonial Resources Associated with National Park Service Units and National Historic Landmarks, 1987. United States Committee, International Council on Monuments and Sites, for the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 161. ISBN 9780911697032. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Cruz River