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The Rio Ojo Caliente (or Ojo Caliente River) is a tributary of the
Rio Chama The Rio Chama, a major tributary river of the Rio Grande, is located in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico. The river is about long altogether. From its source to El Vado Dam its length is about , from El Vado Dam to Abiquiu Dam is about ...
mostly in
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line. Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, N ...
, with a small part near Ojo Caliente in
Taos County Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,937. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties in New Mexico Territory. Taos County compris ...
.


Course

From the confluence of the Rio Vallecitos and Rio Tusas near
La Madera {{Infobox settlement , official_name = La Madera , native_name = , motto = , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_flag = , image_seal ...
, it flows southeast through a small canyon before turning southwest and entering the Ojo Caliente Valley. From here the river parallels
US Route 285 U.S. Route 285 is a north–south United States highway, running 846 miles (1,362 km) through the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The highway's southern terminus is in Sanderson, Texas at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US ...
and flows past the town of Ojo Caliente, feeding small irrigation canals along the way. South of the town, the Rio Ojo Caliente flows past Black Mesa, which separates its basin from that of the
Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...
, before reaching its confluence with the Rio Chama near the town of
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, just upstream from that river's confluence with the Rio Grande.''San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1969 rev.)


See also

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List of rivers of New Mexico A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...


References

Tributaries of the Rio Grande Rivers of New Mexico Rivers of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-river-stub