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Rio Chama

Water Feature in Santa Fe NF, Chama River Canyon Wilderness, Rocky Mountains, Rio Chama WSA, Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation in Hernandez in NM, CO

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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 the mouth of the Rio Grande is about 34 miles (55 km). The name "Chama" is a shortened version of the Tewa term [tsąmą' ǫŋwįkeyi], meaning "wrestling pueblo-ruin".

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