Los Pinos River is a tributary of the San Juan River in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The stream flows from a source near Weminuche Pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to a confluence with the San Juan River at Navajo Lake in San Juan County, New Mexico .
2-743: The river is impounded by the Vallecito Dam . The name Los Pinos is Spanish for "the pines," and, in fact, the river is known locally as the Pine River. [REDACTED] Media related to Los Pinos River at Wikimedia Commons This article related to a river in Colorado is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in New Mexico is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vallecito Dam Vallecito Dam (National ID # CO01695)
4-705: Is a dam in La Plata County, Colorado about 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Durango . Trees were cleared for the reservoir by the Civilian Conservation Corps . The earthen dam was constructed in 1940 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation , with a height of 162 feet (49 m), and a length at its crest of 4,010 feet (1,220 m). It impounds the Los Pinos River for irrigation water storage. The dam
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