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.- 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”“Rio Las Animas”
Places of Interest
Discover San Juan Regional Medical Center and Four Corners Regional Airport.
San Juan Regional Medical Center
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Four Corners Regional Airport
Four Corners Regional Airport is in San Juan County…
2 miles north of Animas River
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmington and Upper Fruitland.
Farmington
Farmington is a town in the northwest region of the state of New Mexico.
Upper Fruitland
Village
Upper Fruitland is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
5 miles west of Animas River
Animas River
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Latitude
36.71389° or 36° 42′ 50″ north
Longitude
-108.22174° or 108° 13′ 18″ west
Open location code
858HPQ7H+H8
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Animas River” goes by many names.
Ríu AnimasAsturian
AnimasCatalan
Animas RiverCebuano
阿尼马斯河Chinese
AnimasCzech
نهر انيماسEgyptian Arabic
Abhainn AnimasIrish
AnimasItalian
Animas (fiume)Italian
アニマス川Japanese
애니마스강Korean
АнимасRussian
AnimasSlovenian
Animas RiverSlovenian
reka AnimasSlovenian
АнімасUkrainian
AnimasVenetian
Afon AnimasWelsh
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