Rio Puerco
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The Rio Puerco is a river in the American state of New Mexico. The Rio Puerco Valley is notable for once hosting a significant numbers of Anasazi (Basketmaker II) people, many of them fleeing the collapse of the Chacoan civilization. As it carries high levels of sediment, the Rio Puerco is a major source of suspended particulate matter in the Colorado River, into which it flows.[1]
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- ^ Aby S, Gellis A, Pavich M. The Rio Puerco Arroyo Cycle and the History of Landscape Changes. USGS Earth Surface Dynamics Program.
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