The Rio Ruidoso is a 30-mile long river located in the Sierra Blanca and Sacramento Mountains in Lincoln County and Otero County, New Mexico in the United States and is part of the Rio Ruidoso Watershed. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Sierra Blanca (also called the White Mountains) is a range of Volcanic mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties of south-central New The Sacramento Mountains are a Mountain range in the south-central part of the U Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. Otero County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Spanish term "ruidoso" translated into English means literally "noisy river".

The headwaters for the Rio Ruidoso are located near the top of the 12,003-foot peak of the mountain called Sierra Blanca Peak in the rugged Sierra Blanca mountains, which is located within the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. Sierra Blanca (also called the White Mountains) is a range of Volcanic mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties of south-central New Mescalero (or Mescalero Apache) is a Native American tribe of Southern Athabaskan heritage currently living on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation From there, the river winds its way down through the Sacramento Mountains, which are part of the Lincoln National Forest and through the village of Ruidoso, which was named after the river. The Sacramento Mountains are a Mountain range in the south-central part of the U The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. Along its 30-mile course, the river drops 6000 feet in elevation.

Several fish species live within the waters of the Rio Ruidoso, including:

• Two species of German brown trout
• rainbow trout
• brook trout
• cutthroat trout

See also

• Lincoln National Forest
• List of New Mexico rivers
• Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
• Ruidoso, New Mexico
• Sacramento Mountains
• Sierra Blanca

External links

• The Rio Ruidoso
• Ruidoso River Association

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