The '''Chuska Valley''' is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[New Mexico]]. Sitting atop the [[Colorado Plateau]] in the [[Four Corners]] region of the desert [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], it is near both [[Chacra Mesa]] and [[Chaco Canyon]], which are noted for their [[Chacoan civilization|Chacoan]] [[Anasazi]] ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated from the neighboring [[Gobernador Slope]], [[Chaco Core]], and [[Chaco Plateau]] by distinct surface water drainage patterns and geological formations. These regions were first labelled by archaeologist [[Gwinn Vivian]].<ref name="Fagan_2005_45-46">{{harvnb|Fagan|2005|pp=45–46}}.</ref> The valley is associated with the nearby [[Chuska Mountains]].

== Citations ==
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== References ==
* {{Citation
 | last1       = Fagan
 | given1      = B
 | year        = 2005
 | title       = Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society
 | publisher   = Oxford University Press
 | isbn          = 0-19-517043-1
}}.

{{coord missing|New Mexico}}

[[Category:Colorado Plateau]]
[[Category:Valleys of New Mexico]]
[[Category:Landforms of San Juan County, New Mexico]]


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