West Mancos River
river in the United States of America
West Mancos River is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km) tributary of the Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from the confluence of its North and South forks in the San Juan National Forest to a confluence with the East Mancos River that forms the Mancos River.
The public source identifies “West Mancos River” as river in the United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around West, Mancos and River.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7985845. Authority coordinates are 37.357, -108.255. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “West Mancos River” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.