Pecos River

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The Pecos River is a major river in the southwestern United States that flows through New Mexico and Texas before joining the Rio Grande.

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Label Occurrences
Pecos River canonical 27
Pecos River basin 1
Pecos River watershed 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
basinState New Mexico
Texas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 40
U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 285 (Texas)
U.S. Route 380
U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED
crossesCounty Chaves County, New Mexico
Crockett County, Texas
Eddy County, New Mexico
Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Pecos County
surface form: Pecos County, Texas

Reeves County
surface form: Reeves County, Texas

San Miguel County
surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico

Val Verde County, Texas
Ward County, Texas
dischargesInto Amistad Reservoir
drainageArea approximately 115,700 square kilometers
approximately 44,300 square miles
flowsThrough New Mexico
Texas
formsPartOfBorderBetween New Mexico
Texas
hasDam Brantley Dam
Red Bluff Dam
Sumner Dam
hasMajorTributary Black River (New Mexico)
Delaware River (Texas)
Gallinas River
Rio Hondo (New Mexico)
hasReservoir Brantley Lake NERFINISHED
Red Bluff Reservoir
Sumner Lake NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Old West
surface form: American Old West
length approximately 1,490 kilometers
approximately 926 miles
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
mouthLocation near Del Rio, Texas
mouthOf Rio Grande
namedAfter Pecos Pueblo
partOf Rio Grande basin
passesNear Artesia
surface form: Artesia, New Mexico

Carlsbad, New Mexico
Fort Sumner
surface form: Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Pecos
surface form: Pecos, New Mexico

Pecos, Texas
Roswell, New Mexico
region Chihuahuan Desert
sourceLocation Sangre de Cristo Mountains
sourceState New Mexico
stateScenicDesignation New Mexico Scenic and Recreational River (upper reaches)
tributaryOf Rio Grande
usedFor fishing
irrigation
livestock watering
recreation
waterQualityIssue high salinity
high total dissolved solids

Referenced by (29)

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Rio Grande hasTributary Pecos River
New Mexico hasMajorRiver Pecos River
Eddy County hasMajorRiver Pecos River
West Texas contains Pecos River
Sacramento Mountains drainageDivideFor Pecos River
this entity surface form: Pecos River basin
Carlsbad locatedOnRiver Pecos River
subject surface form: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Pecos County namedAfter Pecos River
Pecos, Texas locatedOn Pecos River
San Miguel County locatedOn Pecos River
subject surface form: San Miguel County, New Mexico
Fort Sumner locatedNear Pecos River
Hagerman locatedOnRiver Pecos River
Hagerman waterSource Pecos River
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge partOf Pecos River
this entity surface form: Pecos River watershed
Santa Rosa, New Mexico waterBody Pecos River
Santa Rosa, New Mexico isOnRiver Pecos River
Pecos locatedOnRiver Pecos River
Trans-Pecos region namedFor Pecos River
Trans-Pecos region contains Pecos River
Reeves County contains Pecos River
Pecos Valley traversedBy Pecos River
Roswell, New Mexico locatedOn Pecos River