page_title: Carlsbad Irrigation District
hierarchical_section_title: Carlsbad Irrigation District
caption_attribution_description: English: Carlsbad Irrigation District, Avalon Dam, On Pecos River, 4 miles North of Carlsbad, Carlsbad vicinity (Eddy County, New Mexico) This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000476
context_page_description: The Carlsbad Irrigation District, also known as Carlsbad Reclamation Project or Irrigation system of the Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company, is a major early water reclamation project located near Carlsbad in southeastern New Mexico. Begun in the 1880s, it is now managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and provides irrigation water to a large area around Carlsbad, diverted from the Pecos River and the Black River. The late 19th and early 20th-century elements of the project were designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1964.
context_section_description: The Carlsbad Irrigation District, also known as Carlsbad Reclamation Project or Irrigation system of the Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company, is a major early water reclamation project located near Carlsbad in southeastern New Mexico.  Begun in the 1880s, it is now managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and provides irrigation water to a large area around Carlsbad, diverted from the Pecos River and the Black River.  The late 19th and early 20th-century elements of the project were designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1964.
caption: Avalon Dam on the Pecos River
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