Pecos River - wikipedia Pecos River Pecos River Rio Pecos Pecos River High Bridge, near Langtry, Val Verde County, Texas Country United States States Texas, New Mexico Source Pecos Falls - location 29 mi ( 47 km ) north of Pecos, New Mexico - elevation 11,759 ft ( 3,584 m ) - coordinates 35 ° 58 ′ 34 '' N 105 ° 33 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.97611 ° N 105.55806 ° W ﻿ / 35.97611 ; - 105.55806 Mouth Rio Grande - location Seminole Canyon, Val Verde County, 37 mi ( 60 km ) northwest of Del Rio, Texas - elevation 1,115 ft ( 340 m ) - coordinates 29 ° 41 ′ 59 '' N 101 ° 22 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.69972 ° N 101.37139 ° W ﻿ / 29.69972 ; - 101.37139 Coordinates : 29 ° 41 ′ 59 '' N 101 ° 22 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.69972 ° N 101.37139 ° W ﻿ / 29.69972 ; - 101.37139 Length 926 mi ( 1,490 km ) Basin 44,402 sq mi ( 115,001 km ) Discharge for IBWC station 08 - 4474.10 near Langtry, Texas - average 265 cu ft / s ( 8 m / s ) - max 152,910 cu ft / s ( 4,330 m / s ) - min 42 cu ft / s ( 1 m / s ) Map of the Pecos River watershed. The Pecos River is a river that originates in eastern 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, NM, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet ( 3,700 m ) feet. The river flows for 926 miles ( 1,490 km ) before reaching the Rio Grande near Del Rio. Its drainage basin encompasses about 44,300 square miles ( 115,000 km ). The name `` Pecos '' derives from the Keresan ( Native American language ) term for the Pecos Pueblo, ( p'æyok'ona ). Contents 1 History 2 Dams 3 Wild and Scenic river 4 Pecos River Flume 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The river played a large role in the exploration of Texas by the Spanish. In the latter half of the 19th century, `` West of the Pecos '' was a reference to the rugged desolation of the Wild West. The Texas storekeeper, bartender, and justice of the peace, Roy Bean, a native of Kentucky, was often described as `` The Only Law West of the Pecos '', a phrase made popular from the 1956 syndicated television series, Judge Roy Bean, with Edgar Buchanan in the starring role. In the series narration, `` West of the Pecos '' is described as : the wildest spot in the United States... virtually beyond the reach of the authorities, the railroads, then pushing their way west, attracted the most vicious characters in the country. It was said that all civilization and law stopped at the east bank of the Pecos. It took one man, a lone storekeeper who was sick of the lawlessness, to change all this. His name was Judge Roy Bean. '' New Mexico and Texas disputed water rights to the river until the U.S. government settled the dispute in 1949 with the Pecos River Compact. The Pecos River Settlement Agreement was signed between New Mexico and Texas in 2003. Dams Multiple dams have been built along the Pecos River. Santa Rosa Lake is 117 miles / 188 km east of Albuquerque. Sumner Lake, formed by the 1939 Sumner Dam, is located between Santa Rosa and Fort Sumner, NM. Two dams are located north of Carlsbad, New Mexico, at Avalon Dam and Brantley Dam, to help irrigate about 25,000 acres ( 10,000 ha ) as part of the Carlsbad reclamation project ( established in 1906 ). Texas has also dammed the river at the Red Bluff Dam in the western part of that state to form the Red Bluff Reservoir. The portion of the reservoir that extends into New Mexico forms the lowest point in that state. Wild and Scenic River On June 6, 1990, 20.5 miles ( 33 km ) of the Pecos River -- from its headwaters to the townsite of Tererro -- received National Wild and Scenic River designation. It includes 13.5 miles ( 22 km ) designated `` wild '' and 7 miles ( 11 km ) designated `` recreational ''. Pecos River between Terrerro and Pecos, New Mexico The Pecos River flowing south of Grandfalls, Texas Pecos River near the Rio Grande Pecos River flume Pecos River Flume The Pecos River Flume is an aqueduct carrying irrigation water over the Pecos River. Construction took place from 1889 to 1890 and was part of the Pecos River Reclamation Project. It was originally constructed of wood and spanned 145 feet ( 44 m ). It carried water at a depth of 8 feet ( 2.4 m ). In 1902, a flood destroyed the flume and it was subsequently rebuilt using concrete. In 1902, it was identified as the largest concrete aqueduct in the world. The flume and its surrounding area have been reclaimed by the city of Carlsbad and transformed into a tourist attraction, with park improvements along the river and spotlights to give a spectacular nightly view. See also List of longest rivers of the United States ( by main stem ) List of tributaries of the Rio Grande List of rivers of New Mexico List of rivers of Texas Patrick Dearen, author of novels and history of the Pecos River country References ^ Jump up to : U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System : Pecos River ^ Jump up to : Largest Rivers of the United States, USGS Jump up ^ `` Water Bulletin Number 75 : Flow of the Rio Grande and Related Data ; From Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico ''. International Boundary and Water Commission. 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2010. Jump up ^ http://www.ose.state.nm.us/isc_pecos.html Jump up ^ Bright, William ( 2004 ). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 375. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8061 - 3598 - 4. Retrieved 11 April 2011. Jump up ^ Billy Hathorn, `` Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers : Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967 '', West Texas Historical Review, Vol. 89 ( 2013 ), p. 109 Jump up ^ Pecos River Compact Jump up ^ Pecos River Settlement Agreement Jump up ^ Santa Rosa Lake Jump up ^ Sumner Lake Jump up ^ Pecos Wild and Scenic River, New Mexico - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Jump up ^ Phil T. Archuletta ; Sharyl S. Holden ( June 2003 ). Traveling New Mexico : a guide to the historical and state park markers. Sunstone Press. pp. 116 --. ISBN 978 - 0 - 86534 - 400 - 6. Retrieved 3 December 2011. Jump up ^ American Concrete Institute ( 2002 ). Concrete international. Design & construction. The Institute. Retrieved 3 December 2011. External links Pecos River from the Handbook of Texas Online Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pecos_River&oldid=791665172 '' Categories : Pecos River Rivers of New Mexico Rivers of Texas Tributaries of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States Rivers of Eddy County, New Mexico Rivers of San Miguel County, New Mexico Bodies of water of Ward County, Texas Rivers of Val Verde County, Texas Bodies of water of Loving County, Texas Bodies of water of Reeves County, Texas Bodies of water of Pecos County, Texas Bodies of water of Crane County, Texas Bodies of water of Crockett County, Texas Bodies of water of Terrell County, Texas Pecos, Texas Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Geobox usage tracking for river type Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская Català Чӑвашла Cebuano Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano Кыргызча Lietuvių Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska اردو 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 July 2017, at 18 : 20. 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Question: where does the pecos river begin and end
Answer: originates in eastern New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande