Big Rock Rapid – Rapids in Taos, New Mexico

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 924751

Location

State New Mexico

County Taos

Feature Class Rapids

Coordinates

DMS

36°14'40"N 105°49'38"W

Decimal Degrees

36.2444677, -105.8272395

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Trampas

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Barranca

2.6 mi WNW

Hydrography

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Description

On the Rio Grande

Nearby Features

Souse Hole Rapid Rapids · 1.0 mi WSW
The Narrows Rapid Rapids · 1.5 mi NE
Alberts Falls Rapid Rapids · 1.8 mi NE
Arroyo del Plomo Stream · 2.3 mi S
The Karmic Wave Rapid Rapids · 2.5 mi NE
Cañada del Barro Stream · 2.5 mi SSE
Barranca Populated Place · 2.6 mi WNW
Cerro de las Marquenas Summit · 2.7 mi SSE
Pilar Populated Place · 2.8 mi NE
Copper Hill Summit · 2.9 mi SE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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