Rio Nutria (Zuni River tributary)
| Rio Nutria Nutria Creek Arroyo de las Nutrias, Rio de las Nutrias | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Tsediijih, Taiakwin (Zuni) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Region | McKinley County |
| City | Nutria |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | McKenzie Ridge in the Cibola National Forest |
| • coordinates | 36°36′10″N 106°20′20″W / 36.60278°N 106.33889°W |
| • elevation | 8,386 ft (2,556 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Rio Pescado |
• location | Zuni Indian Reservation |
• coordinates | 35°06′39″N 108°42′56″W / 35.11083°N 108.71556°W |
• elevation | 6,526 ft (1,989 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sixmile Draw, Blind Canyon Draw, Crow Canyon, Burned Timber Canyon |
| • right | Tampico Draw, Grasshopper Canyon, Coal Canyon, Unit Draw |
Rio Nutria is a 32-mile-long (51 km) southwestward-flowing stream originating on McKenzie Ridge just west of the Continental Divide in the Cibola National Forest, in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Rio Nutria joins Rio Pescado to form the Zuni River in McKinley County on the Zuni Indian Reservation, in western New Mexico.