The '''Pecos River''' rises in the [[Sangre de Cristo]] Mountains, and runs for 900 miles across [[New Mexico]] and [[Texas]], mostly paralleling the [[Rio Grande]] before finally joining it at the Amistad National Recreation Area. The river is an important source of [[irrigation]] for farmland in the state of [[New Mexico]], where water conservation practices are overseen by the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]]. | The '''Pecos River''' rises in the [[Sangre de Cristo]] Mountains, and runs for 900 miles across [[New Mexico]] and [[Texas]], mostly paralleling the [[Rio Grande]] before finally joining it at the Amistad National Recreation Area. The river is an important source of [[irrigation]] for farmland in the state of [[New Mexico]], where water conservation practices are overseen by the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]]. |