Vermejo River[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of North Fork and Little Vermejo Creek
 • coordinates36°58′32″N 105°07′41″W / 36.97556°N 105.12806°W / 36.97556; -105.12806
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Canadian
 • coordinates
36°29′12″N 104°32′38″W / 36.48667°N 104.54389°W / 36.48667; -104.54389
 • elevation
5,827 ft (1,776 m)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Maxwell
 • average9 cu ft/s (0.25 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionCanadian—Arkansas—Mississippi

Vermejo River is a tributary of the Canadian River in Colfax County, New Mexico. The river flows southeast from the confluence of North Fork Vermejo River and Little Vermejo Creek to a confluence with the Canadian River south of Maxwell. The upper course of the Vermejo flows through Vermejo Park Ranch, one of the largest ranches in the U.S. and now devoted primarily to recreation such as fishing and hunting.

Vermejo (usually spelled bermejo) means "reddish" in Spanish and has the same origin as the word "vermilion."

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vermejo River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. ↑ "USGS Surface Water data for New Mexico: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".



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