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Pecos River Flume

Eddy County, New Mexico
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Photos taken by the webmaster in 2001

Photo taken June 2001 by James Baughn

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Overview
Four-span concrete arch aqueduct carrying Southern Main Canal over Pecos River at Carlsbad
Location
Eddy County, New Mexico
Status
Still carries water
History
Built ca. 1903
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.44550, -104.25666   (decimal degrees)
32°26'44" N, 104°15'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/569871/3590060 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Carlsbad West
Inventory number
BH 25664 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Aqueduct (46)
Arch (9,420)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Deck arch (8,703)
Eddy County, New Mexico (1)
Have street view (9,909)
New Mexico (103)
Open (28,322)
Pecos River (6)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • March 4, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Corrected GPS data
  • December 6, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • August 18, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources 

  • HAER NM-4-E - Carlsbad Irrigation District, Pecos River Flume, On Main Canal, .5 mile North of Carlsbad, Carlsbad vicinity, Eddy County, NM
  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
  • Nathan Holth

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