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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