The Rio Chama, a major tributary river of the Rio Grande, is located in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico. The river is about 130 miles (210 km) long altogether. From its source to El Vado Dam its length is about 50 miles (80 km), from El Vado Dam to Abiquiu Dam is about 51 miles (82 km), and from Abiquiu Dam to its confluence with the Rio Grande is about 34 miles (55 km).[3]
The name "Chama" is a shortened version of the Tewa term tsąmą' ǫŋwįkeyi, meaning "wrestling pueblo-ruin".[5][6]
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Chama
^ abc"Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 08290000, Rio Chama near Chamita, NM" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
^The namesake pueblo ruin is at 36°11′43″N106°12′52″W / 36.1953174°N 106.2145758°W / 36.1953174; -106.2145758
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