
Laguña Creek also formerly also known as Tyende Creek, is a
stream in the
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest fe ...
and
Apache Counties of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...
. Laguña Creek has its source at , at the confluence of
Long Canyon
Long may refer to:
Measurement
* Long, characteristic of something of great duration
* Long, characteristic of something of great length
* Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate
* Longa (music), note value in early music men ...
and
Dowozhiebito Canyon
Dowozhiebito Canyon is a canyon in Navajo County, Arizona. The head of Dowozhiebito Canyon is at . Laguña Creek has its headwaters at the mouth of Dowozhiebito Canyon, where the creeks from Long Canyon and Dowozhiebito Canyon have their confluen ...
at an elevation of at the head of
Tsegi Canyon
Tsegi Canyon is a canyon in Navajo County, Arizona. Tsegi, meaning ''in between the rocks'', is a Navajo descriptive term for deep canyons with sheer walls. Laguña Creek has its headwaters at the head of Tsegi Canyon at , where the creeks from Lo ...
. Its mouth is in the
Chinle Valley
Chinle Valley is a 65-mile (105 km) long valley located mostly in Apache County Arizona. Chinle Creek continues north into Utah to meet the San Juan River (Utah).
Chinle Valley is defined by the course of Chinle Wash, with the region as pa ...
at its confluence with
Chinle Wash which together forms
Chinle Creek, at an elevation of . Chinle Creek is a tributary of
San Juan River which is in turn a tributary of the
Colorado River
The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. s ...
.
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Tributaries of the Colorado River in Arizona
Colorado Plateau
Rivers of Apache County, Arizona
Rivers of Navajo County, Arizona
Geography of the Navajo Nation
Old Spanish Trail (trade route)
Rivers of Arizona