Gallinas River (New Mexico)

Gallinas River or Rio Gallinas is a river with its source in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and confluence with the Pecos River in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.[https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:897371,Gallinas%20River GNIS database – Feature Detail Report for: Gallinas River] It is a tributary of the Pecos River, which is a tributary of the Rio Grande. The river has a tributary, Gallinas Creek, with its confluence just southeast of Las Vegas, New Mexico.[https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:915827,Gallinas%20Creek GNIS database – Feature Detail Report for: Gallinas Creek]

The Rio Gallinas was listed as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2023 due to drought and the impact of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire on the watershed.{{cite news |last1=Bryce |first1=Dix |title=Rio Gallinas named one of America’s most endangered rivers |url=https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-04-17/rio-gallinas-named-one-of-americas-most-endangered-rivers |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=KUNM |date=18 April 2023 |language=en}}