Mancos River
The Mancos River, formerly also El Rio de San Lazaro, is an 85.4-mile-long northeast tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from the confluence of West Mancos River and East Mancos River near Mancos, Colorado, and joins the San Juan near Four Corners Monument in New Mexico.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Colorado and New Mexico in the United States
- Also known as: “El Rio de San Lazaro”, “reka Mancos”, and “Rio Mancos”
Mancos River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: San Juan, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.98333° or 36° 59′ north
Longitude
-108.98066° or 108° 58′ 50″ west
Elevation
4,639 feet (1,414 metres)
Open location code
858HX2M9+8P
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Mancos River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mancos”
- Cebuano: “Mancos River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مانكوس”
- French: “Mancos”
- Irish: “Abhainn Mancos”
- Japanese: “マンコス川”
- Slovenian: “Mancos”
- Spanish: “Río Mancos”
- Venetian: “Mancos”
- Welsh: “Afon Mancos”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Four Corners and Teec Nos Pos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Four Corners and Cowboy Wash.
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