Animas Creek is an
intermittent stream
Intermittent, temporary or seasonal rivers or streams cease to flow every year or at least twice every five years. Such rivers drain large arid and semi-arid areas, covering approximately a third of the Earth's surface. The extent of temporary ...
in the
Animas Valley
The Animas Valley is a lengthy and narrow north–south valley 85 miles (137 kilometres) long, located in western Hidalgo County, New Mexico, in the Bootheel Region; the extreme south of the valley lies in Sonora- Chihuahua, in the extreme north ...
within
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Hidalgo County () is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,178. The county seat and largest city is Lordsburg. A bill creating Hidalgo from the southern part of Grant County was p ...
. Is source is located at the confluence of
Foster Draw
Foster Draw is a valley and stream tributary to Animas Creek within Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Its mouth, located at its confluence with Taylor Draw, is the source of Animas Creek, at an elevation of in the Animas Valley. Its source is at in ...
and
Taylor Draw
Taylor Draw is a valley and stream tributary to Animas Creek within Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Its mouth, located at its confluence with Foster Draw, is the source of Animas Creek, at an elevation of in the Animas Valley. Its source is at in t ...
, at an elevation of . Its mouth is in the
Animas Valley
The Animas Valley is a lengthy and narrow north–south valley 85 miles (137 kilometres) long, located in western Hidalgo County, New Mexico, in the Bootheel Region; the extreme south of the valley lies in Sonora- Chihuahua, in the extreme north ...
, in at an elevation of . However, topographic maps show its wash runs farther northward to the southern outskirts of
Animas, New Mexico
Animas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in west-central Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, in the southwestern corner of the state. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 237.
It lies at the interse ...
at .
The tributaries of Animas Creek from its source northward to its mouth are:
*
Clanton Draw from the
Peloncillo Mountains.
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Last Chance Draw from the
Animas Mountains
The Animas Mountains are a small mountain range in Hidalgo County, within the " Boot-Heel" region of far southwestern New Mexico, in the United States.
Location
They extend north–south for about 30 miles (50 km) along the Continental Div ...
.
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Whitmire Creek, from the Peloncillo Mountains.
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Black Bill Canyon, from the Animas Mountains.
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Bercham Draw, from the Peloncillo Mountains.
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Horse Camp Draw (Animas Creek), from the Peloncillo Mountains.
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Baldy Mountain Canyon, from the Peloncillo Mountains.
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Indian Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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Miner Canyon, from the Peloncillo Mountains.
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Double Adobe Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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Pig Pen Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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Cabin Canyon, from the Peloncillo Mountains.
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Bull Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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McClean Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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Whitmire Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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Willow Creek, from the Animas Mountains.
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Big Creek, from the Peloncillo Mountains.
References
Rivers of Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Rivers of New Mexico
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