Rio Nutrias
| Rio Nutrias Arroyo de las Nutrias, Rio de las Nutrias, Nutrias Creek | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Region | Rio Arriba County |
| City | Las Nutrias |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | North slope of Canjilón Mountain, Carson National Forest |
| • coordinates | 36°36′10″N 106°20′20″W / 36.60278°N 106.33889°W |
| • elevation | 10,544 ft (3,214 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Rio Chama |
• coordinates | 36°33′10″N 106°42′57″W / 36.55278°N 106.71583°W |
• elevation | 6,653 ft (2,028 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Terrero Creek, Canada del Policarpo |
Rio Nutrias is a 35-mile-long (56 km) westward-flowing stream originating on the north slope of Canjilón Mountain in the Carson National Forest, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Rio Nutrias is a tributary to the Rio Chama which it joins about 3-mile-long (4.8 km) below El Vado Reservoir in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico.