Montezuma Creek is a tributary of the San Juan River. The river is approximately 73 miles (117.5 km) long and is a seasonal river, becoming dry for several months of the year.

Location

It starts in the eastern slopes of the Abajo Mountains

Abajo Mountains

The Abajo Mountains, also called the Blue Mountains, is a small mountain range west of Monticello, Utah, south of Canyonlands National Park and north of Blanding, Utah. The mountain range is located within the Manti-La Sal National Forest...

 in southeastern Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 near Monticello

Monticello, Utah

Monticello is a city located in San Juan County, Utah, and is the county seat. It is the second most populous city in San Juan County, with a population of 1,958 at the 2000 census. The Monticello area was settled in July 1887 by pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

. It flows south to the settlement that bears its name and flows into the San Juan River.