Santa Cruz River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
Counties | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cundiyo, New Mexico |
• coordinates | 35°57′54″N 105°54′17″W / 35.9650253°N 105.9047426°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Espanola, New Mexico |
• coordinates | 35°59′18″N 106°04′28″W / 35.9883567°N 106.0744679°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Rio Grande |
The Santa Cruz River of New Mexico is a tributary of the Rio Grande at Española, New Mexico. The Santa Cruz River valley is the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, a mission chapel built by early Spanish colonists of the Santa Fe area. [1] [2]