Gallinas River (New Mexico)

Gallinas River or Rio Gallinas is a river with its source in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and confluence with the Pecos River in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.

[1] It is a tributary of the Pecos River, which is a tributary of the Rio Grande.

The river has a tributary, Gallinas Creek, with its confluence just southeast of Las Vegas, New Mexico.

[2] The Rio Gallinas was listed as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2023 due to drought and the impact of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire on the watershed.

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