Gallinas River or Rio Gallinas is a river with its source in
San Miguel County, New Mexico
San Miguel County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,393. Its county seat is Las Vegas.
San Miguel County comprises the Las Vegas Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in ...
, and confluence with the
Pecos River in
Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Guadalupe County ( es, Condado de Guadalupe) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,687, making it the fifth-least populous county in New Mexico. Its county seat is Santa Rosa.
History
Guada ...
. It is a tributary of the
Pecos River, which is a tributary of the
Rio Grande. The river has a tributary, Gallinas Creek, with its confluence just southeast of
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town ...
.
GNIS database – Feature Detail Report for: Gallinas Creek
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References
Rivers of New Mexico
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