Chinle Wash on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Chinle Creek is a 
Its mouth is at its confluence with the San Juan River at at an elevation of , 9 miles northeast of Mexican Hat, Utah.
Chinle Creek is a tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
stream of the San Juan River in Apache County, Arizona
Apache County is in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns.
Most of the county is occupied by part ...
and San Juan County, Utah
San Juan County ( ) is a county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 14,746. Its county seat is Monticello, while its most populous city is Blanding. The Utah State Legi ...
. Its source is at , the confluence of Laguña Creek and the Chinle Wash arroyo. Its name is derived from the Navajo word ''ch'inili'' meaning 'where the waters came out. Its sources is in Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Canyon de Chelly National Monument ( ) was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona, it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region. Reflecting on ...
where Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly National Monument ( ) was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona, it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region. Reflecting ...
and Canyon del Muerto have their confluence at an elevation of 5,616 feet at . It then trends northwest to its confluence with Laguña Creek where it forms Chinle Creek, 7 miles northeast of Dennehotso, Arizona at an elevation of 4,774 feet / 1,455 meters.
Its mouth is at its confluence with the San Juan River at at an elevation of , 9 miles northeast of Mexican Hat, Utah.
See also
*List of rivers of Arizona
List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Colorado River
*Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstr ...
*List of rivers of Utah
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Utah in the United States, sorted by watershed.
Colorado River
The Colorado River is a major river in the Western United States, emptying into the Gulf of California. Rivers are listed upstream by ...
References
External links
{{authority control Tributaries of the Colorado River in Arizona Tributaries of the Colorado River in Utah Colorado Plateau Rivers of Apache County, Arizona Rivers of San Juan County, Utah Geography of the Navajo Nation Rivers of Arizona Rivers of Utah Washes of Arizona