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  2. Rio Grande - Wikipedia

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    Two portions of the Rio Grande are designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, one in northern New Mexico and the other in Texas, at Big Bend National Park. In mid-2001, a 328-foot (100 m)-wide sandbar formed at the mouth of the river, marking the first time in recorded history that the Rio Grande failed to empty into the Gulf of Mexico.

  3. Rio Grande Gorge - Wikipedia

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    Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Geologically, the Rio Grande Gorge is a canyon, [1] carved out by erosion over the last several million years. [2] The Rio Grande Gorge and its river follow a topographical low within the larger Rio Grande Rift; a mixture of volcanic activity, shifting tectonic plates, and erosion of layers of gravels and lava yielded the recognizable narrow, deep gorge visible today.

  4. Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River is a U.S. National Wild and Scenic River that protects 260 miles (420 km) of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Texas, in the United States. The designation was first applied in 1968 to a 55.7-mile (89.6 km) stretch of the river in New Mexico; an additional 191.2 miles (307.7 km) of the river in Texas was ...

  5. List of Rio Grande dams and diversions - Wikipedia

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    Rio Grande and Pecos watershed showing dams and diversions. Rio Grande dams and diversions are structures that store water along the Rio Grande or its tributaries, or that divert water for use in irrigation. The first diversions were made by the Pueblo Indians over 1,000 years ago.

  6. Rio Puerco (Rio Grande tributary) - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Puerco is a tributary of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. From its source on the west side of the Nacimiento Mountains , it flows about 230 miles (370 km), [ 3 ] generally south to join the Rio Grande about 20 miles (32 km) south of Belen and about 50 miles (80 km) south of Albuquerque .

  7. Texas to accept water from Mexico but demands it follow terms ...

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    The Rio Grande Valley is among the most fertile agricultural regions in the state and country. In order to grow a wide range of crops, farmers rely on water from the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers.

  8. Pecos River - Wikipedia

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    The Pecos River (/ ˈ p eɪ k ə s / PAY-kəs [4]) (Spanish: Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande.Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet (3,700 m). [5]

  9. Rio Grande del Norte National Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is an approximately 242,555-acre (98,159 ha) area of public lands in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, proclaimed as a national monument on March 25, 2013, by President Barack Obama under the provisions of the Antiquities Act. It consists of the Rio Grande Gorge and surrounding lands, managed by ...