Irrigation in New Mexico


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Water in New Mexico


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The most comprehensive reference on the state's most precious resource is now back in print.







Irrigation in the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico


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This publication reviews both published and unpublished sources on Puebloan, Hispanic, and AngloAmerican irrigation systems in the Rio Grande Valley. Settlement patterns and Spanish and Mexican land grants in the valley are also discussed. The volume includes an annotated bibliography.




Dividing New Mexico's Waters, 1700-1912


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Surveyed in this book are two centuries of struggles over water rights. Most conflicts have occurred when someone suddenly seized and redirected the flow of water away from another user. Usually disputes were resolved through an appeal process, but these often followed ditch-bank fights punctuated by blows from shovels.







Irrigation in the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico


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This publication reviews both published and unpublished sources on Puebloan, Hispanic, and AngloAmerican irrigation systems in the Rio Grande Valley. Settlement patterns and Spanish and Mexican land grants in the valley are also discussed. The volume includes an annotated bibliography.




Mayordomo


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This memoir of the author's experience as a mayordomo, or ditch boss, is the first record of the life of an acequia by a community participant.