Puerco River
The Puerco River is a tributary of the Little Colorado River in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. It flows through arid terrain, including the Painted Desert.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Rio Puerco”, “Rio Puerco del Oriente”, “Rio Puerco del Ouest”, “Rio Puerco of the West”, and “The Perky”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holbrook.
Puerco River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Navajo County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.88892° or 34° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
-110.12151° or 110° 7′ 17″ west
Elevation
5,102 feet (1,555 metres)
Open location code
856FVVQH+H9
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Puerco River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Puerco”
- Cebuano: “Puerco River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Arizona)”
- Cebuano: “Puerco River”
- Chinese: “普埃科河”
- Czech: “Puerco”
- Dutch: “Puerco River”
- Dutch: “Puerco”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پويركو”
- Hausa: “Kogin Puerco”
- Irish: “Abhainn Puerco”
- Russian: “Пуэрко”
- Spanish: “Río Puerco”
- Venetian: “Puerco”
- Welsh: “Afon Puerco”
- “Puerco River”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Clearview Heights and Rosedale Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hunt Park and Navajo County Historic Courthouse Museum.
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