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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]
The Estancia, Tularosa Valley, Salt Basin and other closed basins lying between the Rio Grande and the Pecos River Basins. New Mexico and Texas. 17,500 sq mi (45,000 km 2) HUC1305: 1306 Upper Pecos subregion: The Pecos River Basin to but excluding the Delaware River Basin. New Mexico and Texas. 23,500 sq mi (61,000 km 2) HUC1306: 1307 Lower ...
Pecos River – 926 miles (1,490 km ... USGS Geographic Names Information Service; USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Texas (1974) "River Basin Map of Texas". Bureau ...
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New Mexico arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. East of the continental divide [ edit ]
, New Mexico has four other major river systems: the Pecos, Canadian, San Juan, and Gila. [7] Nearly bisecting New Mexico from north to south, the Rio Grande has played an influential role in the region's history; its fertile floodplain has supported human habitation since prehistoric times, and European settlers initially lived exclusively in ...
Bitter Lake includes various unique aquatic habitats. The Pecos River flows across the refuge and forms oxbow lakes. Additionally, the Roswell aquifer underlies the area. Erosion of gypsum by this underground water has caused many sinkholes, some of which have become very deep lakes that are home to unique species.
St. Johns River 310 mi (500 km) St. Lawrence River 310 mi (500 km) Atlantic Ocean through the Caribbean Sea. Artibonite River 199 mi (320 km) (in Haiti and Dominican Republic) Cauto River 230 mi (370 km) (in Cuba) Atlantic Ocean through the Gulf of Mexico watershed Allegheny River 325 mi (523 km) Arkansas River 1,469 mi (2,364 km)
Map of major river basins These are the major U.S. river basins in the U.S., as designated by the U.S. Water Resources Council. [ 1 ] Each of these river basins contain a number of smaller river basins.