Rio Hondo (Northern New Mexico)

In northern New Mexico, the Rio Hondo begins high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Taos Ski Valley and flows for approximately 20 miles (32 km) into the Rio Grande. Portions of the Rio Hondo are prized as prime spots for bird-watching and fishing.[3] The river was the subject of a 2005 study by the New Mexico Environment Department Surface Water Quality Bureau into the effects of wastewater from Taos Ski Valley, which is discharged from the Village of Taos Ski Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant.[4]

Rio Hondo
Children near the Rio Hondo, Taos County, 1941
Location of the mouth of the Rio Hondo in New Mexico
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Physical characteristics
SourceAbove Taos Ski Valley
  locationTaos Mountains
  coordinates36°36′40″N 105°25′42″W[1]
  elevation10,840 ft (3,300 m)[2]
MouthRio Grande
  location
Rio Grande Gorge
  coordinates
36°32′11″N 105°39′37″W[1]
  elevation
6,840 ft (2,080 m)[1]
Length20 mi (32 km)

In Spanish, Río Hondo means "deep river".[5]

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