Pecos River
Noun 1. a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas (synonym) Pecos (hypernym) river (part-holonym) New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM | ||||
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Pecos River Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Pecos River
Santa Fe National Forest
1474 Rodeo Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502
Designated Reach: June 6, 1990. From its headwaters to the townsite of Terrerro.
Classification/Mileage: Wild -- 13.5 miles; Recreational -- 7.0 miles; Total -- 20.5 miles.
The Pecos River, famous in the folklore of the frontier, flows out of the Pecos Wilderness, through rugged granite canyons and waterfalls, and passes by small, high-mountain meadows. It is one of New Mexico's most heavily used trout streams.
Santa Fe National Forest
1474 Rodeo Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502
Designated Reach: June 6, 1990. From its headwaters to the townsite of Terrerro.
Classification/Mileage: Wild -- 13.5 miles; Recreational -- 7.0 miles; Total -- 20.5 miles.
The Pecos River, famous in the folklore of the frontier, flows out of the Pecos Wilderness, through rugged granite canyons and waterfalls, and passes by small, high-mountain meadows. It is one of New Mexico's most heavily used trout streams.
Pecos River Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Pecos River
The Pecos River or Rio Pecos, as it is known in New Mexico, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, and flows for through the eastern portion of that state and neighboring Texas before it empties into the Rio Grande near Del Rio. The river drains approximately of land.
The river is dammed at Avalon and McMillan to help irrigate about as part of the Carlsbad reclamation project (established in 1906). Texas has also dammed the river at the Red Bluff Dam in the western part of that state to form the Red Bluff Reservoir. The portion of the reservoir that extends into New Mexico forms the lowest point in that state. New Mexico and Texas disputed water rights to the river until the federal government settled the dispute in 1949.
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