Animas River
Animas River is a 126-mile-long river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System. The river has experienced numerous catastrophes due to the mining nearby, the largest being the 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Colorado and New Mexico in the United States
- Also known as: “Las Animas River”, “Rio De Las Animas”, “Rio de las Animas Perdidas”, and “Rio Las Animas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Juan Regional Medical Center and Four Corners Regional Airport.
San Juan Regional Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Baltakatei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Juan Regional Medical Center is a 198 bed, Level III Trauma Center that provides healthcare to the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado, in the United States.
Four Corners Regional Airport
Aerodrome
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Four Corners Regional Airport is in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, in the city of Farmington, which owns it. It is a Class D towered general aviation airport offering daily nonstop United jet service to Denver International Airport beginning May 2025. Four Corners Regional Airport is situated 2 miles north of Animas River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmington and Upper Fruitland.
Farmington
Photo: Christopher nicol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farmington is a town in the northwest region of the state of New Mexico. It is notable as a gateway to Navajo Nation and the Four Corners area, and as a center for folk art, particularly Navajo weavings.
Upper Fruitland
Village
Upper Fruitland is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,664 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Upper Fruitland is situated 5 miles west of Animas River.
Animas River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: San Juan, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Animas River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Animas River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Animas”
- Catalan: “Animas”
- Cebuano: “Animas River”
- Chinese: “阿尼马斯河”
- Czech: “Animas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر انيماس”
- French: “rivière Animas”
- French: “Rivière Animas”
- Irish: “Abhainn Animas”
- Italian: “Animas (fiume)”
- Italian: “Animas”
- Japanese: “アニマス川”
- Korean: “애니마스강”
- Portuguese: “Rio Animas”
- Russian: “Анимас”
- Slovenian: “Animas River”
- Slovenian: “Animas”
- Slovenian: “reka Animas”
- Spanish: “Rio de las Animas”
- Spanish: “Río de las Ánimas”
- Ukrainian: “Анімас”
- Venetian: “Animas”
- Welsh: “Afon Animas”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arco Pit and Acora Pit.
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