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The Purgatoire River (Spanish: Río Purgatorio) is a river in southeastern Colorado, United States. The river is also known locally as the Purgatory River or the Picketwire River. Purgatoire means Purgatory in French. French trappers named the river to commemorate Spanish explorers killed in a Native American attack. The Purgatoire River drains an area of 3,447 square miles (8,930 km2): 96.4 percent of this area is in Colorado, and the remaining 3.6 percent is in New Mexico.

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  • El río Purgatorio (en inglés, Purgatoire River, originalmente, en español, «Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purgatorio») es un afluente del río Arkansas que discurre por el sureste del estado de Colorado en los Estados Unidos de América. El río Purgatorio se origina de la confluencia de los ramales Purgatorio Alto y Purgatorio Medio a la altura de Weston en el condado de Las Ánimas en Colorado y discurre en dirección este y noreste durante 315 km para confluir con el río Arkansas en el Parque estatal de John Martin cerca de la pequeña localidad de Las Ánimas, sede del condado de Bent. El río Purgatorio drena un área de 8.930 km². El 96,4% de esta área se encuentra en el estado de Colorado, y el restante 3.6% en el estado de Nuevo México.​ (es)
  • The Purgatoire River (Spanish: Río Purgatorio) is a river in southeastern Colorado, United States. The river is also known locally as the Purgatory River or the Picketwire River. Purgatoire means Purgatory in French. French trappers named the river to commemorate Spanish explorers killed in a Native American attack. The Purgatoire River originates at the confluence of the and rivers near Weston in Las Animas County, Colorado. It flows generally east-northeastward 196 miles (315 km) to a confluence with the Arkansas River in John Martin Reservoir State Park near Las Animas in Bent County, Colorado. The Purgatoire River drains an area of 3,447 square miles (8,930 km2): 96.4 percent of this area is in Colorado, and the remaining 3.6 percent is in New Mexico. The Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site is a large military base located along the western bank of the Purgatoire River. Citizens groups opposed plans of the U.S. Army to expand the base. On November 25, 2013, the U.S. Army announced that its plan to expand the Piñon Canyon Maneuver site had been cancelled. (en)
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  • The Purgatoire River has cut a canyon through the Great Plains. (en)
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  • El río Purgatorio (en inglés, Purgatoire River, originalmente, en español, «Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purgatorio») es un afluente del río Arkansas que discurre por el sureste del estado de Colorado en los Estados Unidos de América. El río Purgatorio se origina de la confluencia de los ramales Purgatorio Alto y Purgatorio Medio a la altura de Weston en el condado de Las Ánimas en Colorado y discurre en dirección este y noreste durante 315 km para confluir con el río Arkansas en el Parque estatal de John Martin cerca de la pequeña localidad de Las Ánimas, sede del condado de Bent. (es)
  • The Purgatoire River (Spanish: Río Purgatorio) is a river in southeastern Colorado, United States. The river is also known locally as the Purgatory River or the Picketwire River. Purgatoire means Purgatory in French. French trappers named the river to commemorate Spanish explorers killed in a Native American attack. The Purgatoire River drains an area of 3,447 square miles (8,930 km2): 96.4 percent of this area is in Colorado, and the remaining 3.6 percent is in New Mexico. (en)
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  • Río Purgatorio (es)
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