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25-739: The Rio Ojo Caliente (or Ojo Caliente River ) is a tributary of the Rio Chama mostly in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico , with a small part near Ojo Caliente in Taos County . From the confluence of the Rio Vallecitos and Rio Tusas near La Madera , it flows southeast through a small canyon before turning southwest and entering the Ojo Caliente Valley. From here the river parallels US Route 285 and flows past

50-542: A caravan of Catholic missionaries, a thousand soldiers, colonists, and Tlaxcalans . The expedition included cattle, sheep, goats, oxen, and horses, and arrived at Yungeh (place of the mockingbird) in present-day Ohkay Owingeh on July 11, 1598. It was recorded that the people who met him that day were hospitable and offered Yuque Yunque pueblo as guest quarters to Oñate and his party. On July 12, 1598, he baptized and renamed Caypa pueblo (present-day Ohkay Owingeh) San Juan de los Caballeros , after his patron saint John

75-588: A mile, the Rio Ojo Caliente joins from the northeast. From there the Rio Chama flows several miles southeast to join the Rio Grande near Ohkay Owingeh , about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city of Española and approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Santa Fe . The Rio Chama has been used by humans for nearly 10,000 years, dating from the time when camels and Columbian mammoths roamed

100-588: A river in New Mexico is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rio Chama (Rio Grande) The name "Chama" is a shortened version of the Tewa term tsąmą' ǫŋwįkeyi , meaning "wrestling pueblo-ruin". The Rio Chama originates in south-central Colorado, just above the New Mexico border in the San Juan Mountains and Rio Grande National Forest . The main stem Rio Chama begins at

125-466: Is a Class IV to VI whitewater run of great intensity that is only suitable for expert whitewater kayakers. The rest of this run can be made by canoeists and kayakers with at least strong intermediate level whitewater skills on Class I to III water that drops through deep canyons on its way to the lake. Below El Vado Lake the river is a Class II to III run for almost anybody with intermediate or higher level whitewater skills. After passing through Abiquiu Lake,

150-608: Is contiguous with Española , about 25 miles (40 km) north of Santa Fe . The pueblo was founded around 1200 AD during the Pueblo III Era . By tradition, the Tewa people moved here from the north, perhaps from the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado , part of a great migration spanning into the Pueblo IV Era . In March 1598, conquistador Oñate traveled north from Nueva Galicia accompanied by

175-474: Is teeming with a variety of wildlife including cougars, black bears, elk, mule deer, badgers, bobcats, coyotes, beavers, raccoons, ducks, dippers, spotted sandpipers, Canada geese, turkey, golden eagles, bald eagles, falcons, hawks, owls, turkey vultures, brown and rainbow trout, flathead chub, flathead minnows, white suckers, carp, channel catfish, black crappie, longnose dace, and other species of mammals, birds and fish. Various species of rattlesnakes are found in

200-480: The U.S. Postal Service prefers that name for addressing mail, but accepts the alternative name San Juan Pueblo. The community was also formally known as the San Juan Indian Reservation. Its elevation is 5,663 feet (1,726 m) and it is located at 36°03′12″N 106°04′08″W  /  36.05333°N 106.06889°W  / 36.05333; -106.06889 . One of its boundaries

225-539: The pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of American Indians. It is one of the largest Tewa-speaking pueblos. The annual Pueblo Feast Day is June 24. For all pueblos, the actual feast day includes a Catholic mass that is held in the morning. Because of historical relations with the Catholic Church, all pueblos have a church located near the center of the village. Most Pueblo people practice aspects of both

250-544: The Baptist . San Juan de los Caballeros became the first capital of the New Spanish region of Santa Fe de Nuevo Méjico . In local history, it is said the event united the two fragmented families of Caypa and Yuque Yunque. Since their arrival from earlier homelands in the northwest, the two pueblos had been divided by the river, split until the expedition party's arrival. When the community offered Yuque Yunque pueblo on

275-791: The Catholic religion and Pueblo belief systems. The tribe owns the Ohkay Casino and the Oke-Oweenge Crafts Cooperative, which showcases redware pottery, weaving, painting, and other artwork from the eight northern pueblos. As of 2017 , 1,480 people were estimated to be living in the CDP , with 6,690 in the surrounding Census County Division . The 2010 census found that 1,522 people in the U.S. described themselves as exclusively Ohkay Owingeh and 1,770 as Ohkay Owingeh exclusively or in combination with another group. It

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300-526: The New Mexico border) is private land requiring land owner's permission to fish the Rio Chama and Wolf Creek. The Rio Chama at this point holds wild browns with cutthroats in Wolf Creek and rainbows in both streams. The Rio Chamita flows into the Rio Chama, 9 miles (14 km) below the Wolf Creek confluence with the Rio Chama. Access to the Rio Chamita is from a dirt road one and a half miles north of

325-504: The Rio Chama flows into El Vado Lake , a reservoir created by El Vado Dam . From El Vado Dam the Rio Chama continues flowing south, entering Chama Canyon and Santa Fe National Forest and the Chama River Canyon Wilderness . It is joined by Rio Cebolla from the east, then Rio Gallina from the west. Then the river enters Abiquiu Lake , the reservoir created by Abiquiu Dam . The tributary Rio Puerco joins

350-482: The Rio Chama in Abiquiu Lake. Below Abiquiu Dam the Rio Chama flows generally east, skirting the edge of Carson National Forest . It flows by the town of Abiquiú , located at the mouth of Abiquiu Creek, after which it turns to flow generally southeast. Near the villages of Chili and La Chuachia the Rio Chama is joined by two of its primary tributaries. The Rio del Oso joins from the west then, within less than

375-534: The Rio Chama offers several miles of excellent fly fishing to the tailwaters of Heron Lake and El Vado Reservoir. The Rio Chama, is very wide at this point, with large runs, pools, and large boulders that create excellent fishing opportunities for rainbow and wild brown trout. The walls in Chama Canyon rise some 1,500 feet (460 m) above the river. The canyon rim and sloping uplands are "frequently punctuated by steep sandstone and shale outcroppings. Inside

400-607: The United States Census Bureau has defined that community as a census-designated place (CDP). Ohkay Owingeh is also the federally recognized tribe of Pueblo people inhabiting the town. Ohkay Owingeh was previously known as San Juan Pueblo until returning to its pre-Spanish name in November 2005. The Tewa name of the pueblo means "place of the strong people". Ohkay Owingeh has the ZIP code 87566 and

425-405: The adjacent mountain valleys and canyons. [REDACTED] Media related to Chama River (Rio Grande) at Wikimedia Commons Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico Ohkay Owingeh ( Tewa : Ohkwee Ówîngeh , pronounced [ʔòhkèː ʔówĩ̂ŋgè] ), known by its Spanish name as San Juan Pueblo from 1589 to 2005, is a pueblo in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico . For statistical purposes,

450-622: The canyon is a plethora of geological wonders including high, steep canyon walls and escarpments consisting of rock slides, ledges, pinnacles and ridges. The bedrock of Chama Canyon is shale, basalt, tuft, sandstone, granite, quartzite and other types of rocks, some of which formed about 110 million years ago." The Chama Valley is home to dense stands of ponderosa pine , douglas-fir , pinyon , juniper , mountain mahogany , gambel oak , and serviceberry . The riparian area also includes cottonwoods , box elder , willows, hackberry and numerous shrubs that are indigenous to north-central New Mexico. It

475-657: The confluence of two short headwater tributaries called West Fork and East Fork . The West Fork flows eastward from the Continental Divide . Across the divide lies the Navajo River , one of the headwater tributaries of the Colorado River . The East Fork extends a few miles into Conejos County, Colorado to a source near one of the headwater tributaries of the Conejos River . The confluence of

500-477: The forks lies just within Archuleta County, Colorado . From there the Rio Chama flows generally south. After a few miles the river enters Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and flows by the town of Chama . The tributary Willow Creek joins the Rio Chama after being impounded as Heron Lake by Heron Dam . Willow Creek flows from the dam about 1,000 feet (300 m) to the Rio Chama. A couple miles below that

525-494: The river passes through private land; ask permission before fishing or boating. The popular section for most paddlers is the 31.1 miles (50.1 km) from El Vado Ranch down through Chama Canyon and Chavez Canyon to the Big Eddy access above Abiquiu Reservoir near US 84. The Rio Chama and its tributaries offer excellent fly fishing for trout. Ten miles of the Rio Chama, above the mouth of Wolf Creek (4 miles (6.4 km) below

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550-425: The southwestern United States. In 1988, the 24.6-mile (39.6 km) section known as Chama Canyon was designated as a National Wild and Scenic River by the U.S. Congress. The upper river is characterized by huge boulders that create difficult holes, sizeable drops and hidden/sunken driftwood that test experienced whitewater boaters. The first 6-7.5 miles (12.1 km) of this reach above El Vado Lake in New Mexico

575-521: The town of Chama . North of Chama on NM 17 there is good trout fly fishing. There are special regulations on this stretch of the Rio Chama. Fifteen miles south of Chama on US 64/84 is the confluence of the Rio Brazos with the Rio Chama. Most of this run of the Rio Chama is on private land, except for a 4-mile (6.4 km)-long stretch south of Chama. Below its confluence with the Rio Brazos,

600-627: The town of Ojo Caliente , feeding acequias (small irrigation canals) along the way. South of the town, the Rio Ojo Caliente flows past Black Mesa, which separates its basin from that of the Rio Grande , before reaching its confluence with the Rio Chama near the town of Chile , just upstream from that river's confluence with the Rio Grande. 36°06′34″N 106°08′33″W  /  36.10944°N 106.14250°W  / 36.10944; -106.14250 This article related to

625-592: The west bank to Oñate, the two fragmented pueblos were made whole again at Caypa. The Spanish capital would be moved in 1610 to La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís . Popé was a local man who rose to be one of the most regarded leaders of American Indian history. He would play a major role in the Pueblo Revolt in 1680. Ohkay Owingeh is the headquarters of the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, and

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