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The Spanish arrived in New Mexico in 1598, and used Indian labor to extend the system of irrigation ditches. [3] In 1848 Mexico ceded the territory to the United States. Railways arrived in 1880, bringing new settlers. [2] The Federal government encouraged irrigation, which probably peaked in the early 1890s. [4]
The series of ponds, originally known as Conservancy Beach, was built during the 1930s by diverting water from the Rio Grande and later renamed in honor of Clyde Tingley, the 11th governor of New Mexico. [1] After the beach was closed to swimmers in the 1950s, it was used primarily for fishing.
The waters of the middle section of the Rio Grande in New Mexico, running from north to south past the city of Albuquerque, have been used for irrigation for at least 1,000 years. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District built new dams, canals and ditches in the 1930s. In the 1950s the Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers took over ...
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A New Mexico State Parks press release noted the tournament is one of the largest ice fishing events in New Mexico. The tournament was organized by volunteers from “Friends of Eagle Nest Lake ...
Galisteo Creek, New Mexico near confluence with the Middle Rio Grande Jemez Canyon Dam and Reservoir: 1953 Corps of Engineers: 102,700 acre-feet Confluence of Jemez River and the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico Angostura Diversion Dam: 1934 MRGCD: 650 cfs diversion Middle Rio Grande, 5 miles upstream of Bernalillo, New Mexico: Isleta Diversion ...
The first dozen miles of the Cimarron River (from Eagle Nest Lake to Ute Park, New Mexico) are known for fine trout fishing. Stocked trout include rainbow and brown . The river is maintained by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish at a trout density of approximately 3,000 fish per mile, although water flow can vary between 2 and 50 cubic ...
Percha Dam State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located 21 miles (34 km) south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico on the Rio Grande. [1] The park itself encompasses approximately 80 acres (32 ha).