San Juan River
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San Juan River Navajo : Sān bitqõ |
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 Lower reaches of the San Juan River |
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| Water code | US : 1454998 | |
| location | Utah , Colorado , New Mexico (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| origin | Confluence of the East Fork San Juan River and West Fork San Juan River, in the San Juan National Forest 37 ° 21 ′ 55 ″ N , 106 ° 54 ′ 2 ″ W |
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| Source height | 2301 m | |
| muzzle | in the Colorado River dammed up to Lake Powell coordinates: 37 ° 10 ′ 47 " N , 110 ° 54 ′ 3" W 37 ° 10 ′ 47 " N , 110 ° 54 ′ 3" W |
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| Mouth height | 1129 m | |
| Height difference | 1172 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.8 ‰ | |
| length | 644 km | |
| Left tributaries | Navajo River , Chaco River , Chinle Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Piedra River , Animas River , La Plata River , McElmo Creek | |
The San Juan River [ sæn ˈhwɑn ] is a left tributary of the Colorado River that flows through the US states of Colorado , New Mexico and Utah . It is 644 kilometers long and runs in the southwestern United States . It rises in the San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado and flows into Lake Powell .
The most interesting tourist area is the Goosenecks State Park , where the San Juan River has carved itself deep into the rock in wide loops.
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