Rio Nutria (Zuni River tributary)

This article is about Rio Nutria, tributary to Zuni River. For Rio Nutrias, tributary to Rio Chama, see Rio Nutrias.

Rio Nutria
Nutria Creek Arroyo de las Nutrias,
Rio de las Nutrias
Native nameTsediijih, Taiakwin (Zuni)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
RegionMcKinley County
CityNutria
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMcKenzie Ridge in the Cibola National Forest
 • coordinates36°36′10″N 106°20′20″W / 36.60278°N 106.33889°W / 36.60278; -106.33889
 • elevation8,386 ft (2,556 m)
MouthConfluence with the Rio Pescado
 • location
Zuni Indian Reservation
 • coordinates
35°06′39″N 108°42′56″W / 35.11083°N 108.71556°W / 35.11083; -108.71556
 • elevation
6,526 ft (1,989 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSixmile Draw, Blind Canyon Draw, Crow Canyon, Burned Timber Canyon
 • rightTampico Draw, Grasshopper Canyon, Coal Canyon, Unit Draw

Rio Nutria is a 32-mile-long (51 km) southwestward-flowing stream originating on McKenzie Ridge just west of the Continental Divide in the Cibola National Forest, in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Rio Nutria joins Rio Pescado to form the Zuni River in McKinley County on the Zuni Indian Reservation, in western New Mexico.

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