Arroyo Del Agua, New Mexico


Arroyo Del Agua, is a populated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It lies at an elevation of 6,834 / 2,083 meters along the north bank of the Rio Puerco, above its confluence with its tributary Salitral Creek.

History

Arroyo Del Agua, is mentioned in the itinerary of Antonio Armijo as a stopping place of his expedition that pioneered his 1829-1830 route of the Old Spanish Trail between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Mission San Gabriel in California.