Rio Chama
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Resource ID
7841
Access
Open
Contributed by
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Historic date (YYYY-MM-DD)
2021-07-30
Title
Rio Chama
Credit
Adam Read, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
Copyright code
Educational use only. Contact NMBGMR.
Comments
The Rio Chama is a major tributary of the Rio Grande. Because of the San Juan-Chama Project, a trans-basin diversion, the Rio Chama often supplies more water to irrigators in the Rio Grande valley than the Rio Grande does late in the season. The Rio Chama below El Vado Dam has a "wild and scenic river" designation. It cuts an impressive gorge through Mesozoic rocks.
For more details, see our guidebook: "The Rio Chama A River Guide to the Geology and Landscapes" by Paul W. Bauer, Matthew Zimmerer, J. Michael Timmons, Brigitte Felix, and Steve Harris, 2021.
Main
Geology, Scenery, Vegetation
Subject
Scenic
Other
October Calendar 2022, Rio Chama, water
Creator
Adam Read