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  San Juan River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The San Juan River in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande.
The San Juan River in Colorado and Utah in the United States, a tributary of the Colorado.
The San Juan River in the Philippines, a tributary of the Pasig River.
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 Fly Fishing New Mexico's San Juan River
The San Juan River, located in Northwestern New Mexico, is one of the most famous tail-water trout fisheries in the world.
The San Juan averages approximately 140 feet in width.
Flows on the San Juan are not prone to sudden fluctuations.
www.flyfishingconnection.com /sanjuan.html   (454 words)

  
 San Juan River Rafting Navajoland - Holiday Expeditions
It was on the San Juan that Norman Nevills, a pioneer of commercial river running, began his first river trip with a new bride and a boat built from outhouse planks.
The San Juan, with a lot of small rapids, is especially known for sand waves which appear to rise from nowhere due to shifting sand on the bottom of this fast moving stream.
San Juan weather: In May, June and July the daytime temperatures are 80 to 100 degrees, with nighttime temperatures 50 to 75 degrees.
www.bikeraft.com /expeditions/trips/rafting/sanjuan/the_trip.php3   (2082 words)

  
 Utah History Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With its headwaters in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado from which comes ninety percent of its flow, the river still drains nearly sixteen million acres of the Four Corners region as it drops from an altitude of 14,000 feet to approximately 3,600 feet above sea level.
The San Juan also plays a significant role in Navajo mythology, where it is known as Old Age River, One-With-a-Long-Body, or One-With-a-Wide-Body, and is characterized variously as an old man with hair of white foam, a snake coiled at the Goosenecks, a flash of lightning, and a fl club of protection.
This latter theme is important to the Navajos, who, even before the river became an official reservation boundary in 1884, viewed it as a line of separation between their safe confines and the land of the Utes and white men.
www.media.utah.edu /UHE/s/SANJUANRIVER.html   (463 words)

  
 San Juan Chapter
The San Juan chapter is relatively a new chapter of the Navajo Nation, located in San Juan County, New Mexico.
San Juan River, for which the county and the chapter are named, forms the northern boundary of the chapter.
The San Juan Chapter conducts meetings monthly to keep residents informed; residents have a forum to express their opinions to their Navajo Nation Council Delegate or to decide on matters concerning the chapter.
sanjuan.nndes.org   (247 words)

  
 San Juan River Whitewater
The San Juan River is a perfect place to escape the rapids of daily life and let the current take you through the spectacular scenery of southeastern Utah.
The San Juan is known for its great current, with a vertical drop that ranges from 9 to 11.6 feet per mile (slowing to 7 in the Goosenecks area), compared to an average of 8 feet in the Grand Canyon.
The river cuts through a huge bump in the earth known as the Monument Upwarp, where the combination of the upward movement of the earth’s crust and the eroding effects of the river have exposed ancient layers of rock.
www.utahoutdoors.com /pages/sanjuan.htm   (2434 words)

  
 San Juan River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The San Juan River in (A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Cuba.
The San Juan River in (A major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz) Veracruz, (A Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810) Mexico
The San Juan River which drains (Click link for more info and facts about Lake Nicaragua) Lake Nicaragua and forms the border between (A republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821) Nicaragua and (A republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America) Costa Rica.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/san_juan_river.htm   (116 words)

  
 San Juan River
The San Juan is known for nymphing, but baetis and midge hatches in the winter can supply some great dry fly action.
Camping at Pine River Campground at Navajo Lake is excellent, with electric hookups available, along with clean new showers, water and a dump station.
San Juan Worm, Annelid (realistic worm), eggs, chamois worm.
cvff.org /sanjuan.htm   (1162 words)

  
 San Juan river fly fishing in New Mexico by Mike Mora
The San Juan River in New Mexico is one of the finest tailwater fisheries anywhere!
An average San Juan river trout is 17", but fish over 20" are abundant.
To fool these selective San Juan trout requires tiny flies, fine tippets, proper presentation and attention to detail.
www.ifly4trout.com   (210 words)

  
 San Juan River
The San Juan is especially appealing to groups because there is so much flexibility available…from time on the river, to number of hikes, and guide knowledge, the experience is nearly customizable.
Born as snow on Southern Colorado's Continental Divide, the San Juan traverses the northwest corner of New Mexico before bending into Utah near the Four Corners Monument.
Most river trips on the San Juan begin near the town of Bluff, Utah and Sand Island, and continue through an ever-changing landscape of canyons and flood plains.
www.utah.com /raft/rivers/san_juan.htm   (731 words)

  
 San Juan River Trophy Trout
The Juan flows through a true desert canyon with high sandstone cliffs in bench form, each layer exposing millions of years of geology.
On the river floor, the river runs slow over shallow riffles and deep pools, and is surrounded by willows and cottonwoods.
When the river is on, an angler can have a large number of fish to the fly.
www.gottrout.com /RiverInfo/SanJuan/Index.html   (476 words)

  
 Desolation Canyon River Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
River Flow Information: During the season, river flow information can be obtained by calling 801-539-1311 or accessing the USGS internet site.
River Difficulty: Desolation is rated a Class II/III but remember that the river does not know that.
The ice from tributary rivers hangs up in the brained channels and creates dams that may be several feet high.
www.blm.gov /utah/price/riverinf.htm   (3843 words)

  
 ESPN Outdoors -- San Juan River techniques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
But for all of the food that the river offers to trout, it is the abundant population of tiny midges that serve as the key ingredient in the fish's diet.
While the San Juan is often considered to be highly technical water, Pyle said that matching the hatch isn't a difficult task.
On the San Juan, an angler often seems to have the right fly and color shade, but the fish still ignore the presentation.
espn.go.com /outdoors/fishing/s/ff_fea_Burkhead_San_Juan_tech.html   (1201 words)

  
 San Juan River Magic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Though not as famous as its bigger brothers, the Colorado and the Green, the San Juan River was, nevertheless, one of the last mighty rivers to be explored.
The cool mountain meadows, verdant farm field, and pine and juniper studded hillsides cradling the river are a sharp contrast to the dry, rocky canyons the river traverses later on its course.
As the river twists through the deep, serpentine canyon, it may be more fun to just look outside at the passing beauty of the river gorge and not worry much about the geology.
www.swaviator.com /html/issueon00/sanjuan.html   (3052 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - San Juan, river, Nicaragua, Latin America & Caribbean Islands (Latin American And Caribbean Physical ...
San Juan, river, Nicaragua, Latin American And Caribbean Physical Geography
San Juan[sAn hwAn] Pronunciation Key, river, c.110 mi (180 km) long, flowing from the southeast corner of Lake Nicaragua E to the Caribbean Sea, near the port of San Juan del Norte.
The lower course of the deep navigable river is the boundary between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SnJnRNic.html   (195 words)

  
 San Juan River Fly Fishing
The San Juan is a lunker-infested piece of tailwater with an amazing fish density.
While the river varies considerably in width, the average is 120 to 150 feet.
Wading is made convenient by the numerous parking areas close to the river and the fact that the land is public.
www.troutsource.com /RiversFolder/SanJuan.htm   (703 words)

  
 San Juan River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Located in Northwestern New Mexico, the San Juan river is widely considered one of the most productive rainbow trout fisheries in the West.
The San Juan River was impounded in June 1962 by Navajo Dam and has since blossomed with trout.
The reasons for the river's success are its constant 40-45 degree temperature and the special regulations placed on 3.75 miles of the river directly below the dam.
www.geocities.com /riverdancesofnm/SanJuanrvr.html   (167 words)

  
 Rafting San Juan river
The San Juan is one of the big rivers that flows into the Colorado river.
Below is the an aerial photograph of the general San Juan area of the trip.
For a millisecond, that is, as the water rushed from the stern to the bow I was soon dragging the bow across the river bottom.
www.slackerdom.com /2001/04_sanjuan   (1652 words)

  
 San Juan Anglersand the San Juan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The San Juan river is arguably the best tailwater fishery in the United States.
San Juan Anglers will put you on fish regardless of the time of year.
Because the fish on the San Juan are so selective a skilled guide is essential to your success in catching them.
www.sanjuananglers.com /sanjuan.htm   (264 words)

  
 San Juan River
The purpose of this trip, originally, was to float down the San Juan River and view Anasazi ruins not visible from any other vantage point other than the banks of the San Juan River.
As it turned out, the river was so low that we would have to carry the raft over rocks that during normal periods are white water stretches.
Rare Big Horn Sheep come down to the banks of the San Juan to drink and despite their shyness it is possible to photograph them from the raft.
www.rjsmith.com /san_juan_river.html   (1254 words)

  
 Fly Fishing the San Juan River - Durango Recreation - Durango Downtown
While power generation is one Navajo Dam's uses, it is mostly for irrigation and therefore daily fluctuations of the flow does not generally occur, as is the case with many other tailwater fisheries.
Daily hatches occur on the San Juan River however, the species are dependent on the time of year.
The San Juan below Navajo is one of the best year round fisheries in the country.
www.creativelinks.com /recreat/page2.htm   (795 words)

  
 FLY FISHING THE SAN JUAN RIVER
The San Juan originates from the face of the huge Navajo Dam in the Four Corners region where the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado come together.
Below these special sections, the San Juan is fishable all the way down to the town of Blanco, approximately 14 miles from the dam.
The San Juan is fishable year's round as the blues skies and warm sunshine of Northern New Mexico provide ideal conditions for both wading and floating the big river.
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 San Juan River
Since the San Juan River is enjoyed each year by 10,000 people, please check with the BLM Office (435) 587-1544 for river information.
As the river flows into the canyon keep a lookout for ancient seashells preserved in the 300 million year old limestone, sediments from a long-departed sea.
The meanders were established by the river when it flowed on a flat plain and when the Colorado Plateau slowly uplifted, the river became entrenched in hard rocks, cutting downward as it followed its original meander pattern.
www.utahoutdooractivities.com /sanjuanriver.html   (499 words)

  
 san juan river guide, san juan river rafting, san juan river utah, white water rafting in utah, OARS
The calm San Juan offers a relaxing float trip livened up by fun Class II rapids, terrific hiking opportunities, warm weather and water, and lots of accessible Ancestral Pueblo ruins.
An enormous natural museum locked within a labyrinth of the nation's most surreal landscape, the San Juan River region is a super-spectacle for lovers of American archeology, geology, botany and history.
Zig-zagging over seven miles, the Goosenecks of the San Juan are a collection of intertwined canyons lined with vivid pictographs, ancient art, cave dwellings and ruins - including the Moki Stairs, carved by the region's Indian tribes over 800 years ago.
www.oars.com /htdocs/utah/sanjuanriverguide.html   (349 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: San Juan River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This article is about the river that empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 1,450 mi (2,333 km) long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.
The Pasig River is a river in the Philippines that drains Laguna de Bay into Manila Bay.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/San-Juan-River   (382 words)

  
 San Juan River, Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The San Juan River itself, for the most part, is a Class III whitewater river with occasional Class IV- rapids.
By contrast, almost all tributary creeks and rivers feeding the San Juan River are much more technical, with ratings in the Class IV to V+ range.
The San Juan basin sits in a geologically unstable area that contributes to strainers in the channel and constricts the canyon along the river.
southwestpaddler.com /docs/sanjuan.html   (315 words)

  
 Jungle Rivers Big Game Fishing, History San Juan River Nicaragua, Costa Rica
San Juan river is the only water comunication between the Nicaragua Lake (one of the bigest lake in the world) and the caribean sea...
In the second part of 19th Century San Juan River was very active due to the famous GOLD RUSH, The river was use by the pioners to cross the Central america Isthmus...
Vanderbilt’s route was easier in that once passengers reached San Juan del Norte, on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, most of the journey between the oceans was covered in small boats (bungoes) and steamers.
www.nicaraguafishing.com /history.htm   (1750 words)

  
 San Juan River New Mexico Fly Fishing with Sandstone Anglers
Here on the San Juan the fish are big and picky.
Sandstone Anglers is proud to have the only certified Federation of Fly Fishers casting instructor on the San Juan.
"I have fished with many guides on the San Juan River over the years and have found the knowledge and skill of John Tavenner and the guides of Sandstone Anglers to be second to none.
www.sandstoneanglers.com /schools.asp   (872 words)

  
 San Juan County Utah - Genealogy and History
San Juan County was formed in 1880 from Kane County.
The Navajo Indians occupy a large part of the county from the San Juan River south to the Arizona border.
San Juan Sampler This is an archive table of contents for Blue Mountain Shadows magazine.
www.lofthouse.com /USA/Utah/sanjuan/index.html   (1158 words)

  
 San Juan river fly fishing with Resolution Guide Service Winter rates
There are few rivers in the world where you can catch trophy trout year-round on a fly.
The San Juan River is a wide, slow, clear tailwater that's fed by the mountain snows of the San Juans in south central Colorado.
The plain truth is the San Juan fishes great 12 months out of the year.
www.sanjuanworm.com /sanjuaninfo.htm   (459 words)

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