Puerco ( Eng. Puerco River ) - a river in the northwest of the state of New Mexico and in the northeast of Arizona , USA . The largest tributary of the Little Colorado River . The basin area is about 6870 km²; length - about 269 km [1] . Water consumption is usually extremely low, less than 2 m³ / s.
| Puerco | |
|---|---|
| English Puerco river | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 269 km |
| Pool | 6870 km² |
| Water flow | 2 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Little Colorado |
| • Location | near Holbrook, Navajo district |
| • Height | 1555 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Little Colorado → Colorado → California Bay |
| A country |
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| Regions | New mexico arizona |
 - source  - mouth | |
It originates on the western slope of the American Continental Divide , in McKinley County, New Mexico. In the upper course it flows first to the north and then to the west, flowing through a barren desert valley with rocky and stony slopes. Further flows mainly in the south-west direction. Falls in Little Colorado near the town of Holbrook, Arizona. The mouth height is 1555 [2] m above sea level.
Puerco tested one of the largest radioactive leaks in US history. On July 16, 1979, about 380,000 m³ of radioactive water containing uranium fell into the headwaters of the river from storage facilities at a uranium mine. About 1000 tons of uranium waste polluted an area of 100 hectares and a section of a river 80 km long [3] [4] .
Notes
- ↑ The National Map . US Geological Survey. The appeal date is February 25, 2011. Archived June 18, 2013.
- ↑ United States Geographic Names Information System: Puerco River (Eng.)
- ↑ Brendan Giusti
- ↑ Carl Jensen, Project Censored (US) 20 Years of Censored News (not available link) . The appeal date is May 13, 2012. Archived January 6, 2010. Seven Stories Press, July 1, 2003, p. 84, ISBN 1-888363-52-5