Impaired Surface Water Chart
Watershed and Affected Areas by Agriculture or Related |
Propable Cause Related to Agriculture |
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Canadian Headwaters: |
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Chicorica Creek (Canadain River to Raton Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Raton Creek (Chicorica Creek to Headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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VanBremmer Creek(hwy 64 TO Headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Vermejo River (Rail Canyon to York Canyon) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Vermejo River (York Canyon to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cimarron: |
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Cieneguilla Creek (Eagle Nest Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Eagle Nest Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Middle Ponil Creek (South Ponil to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Moreno Creek (Eagle Nest Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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North Ponil Creek (South Ponil Creek to McCrystal Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Ponil Creek (Cimarron River to US 64) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Ponil Creek (US 64 to confl of North & South Ponil) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rayado Creek (Cimarron River to Miami Lake Diversion) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Sixmile Creek (Eagle Nest Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing, Animal Feeding Operations (NPS), Livestock (Grazing or Feeding Operations) |
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Upper Canadian: |
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Conchas Reservoir |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Mora: |
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Coyote Creek (Mora River to Black Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Little Coyote Creek (Black Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Mora River (HWY 434 to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Morphy (Murphy) Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Conejos: |
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Rio de los Pinos (New Mexico reaches) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper Rio Grande: |
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Comanche Creek (Costilla Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Costilla Creek (Diversion abv Costilla to Comanche Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Embudo Creek (Rio Grande to Canada de Ojo Sarco) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Goose Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Fernando de Taos (Rio Pueblo de Taos to Tienditas Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Grande (non-pueblo Santa Clara to Embudo Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing and Irrigated Crop Production |
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Rio Hondo (Rio Grande to USFS bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Pueblo (Picuris Pueblo bnd to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Pueblo de Taos (Arroyo del Alamo to R Grande del Rancho) |
Rangeland Grasing and Crop Production (Crop land or dry land) |
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Rio Pueblo de Taos (R Grande del Rancho to Taos pueblo bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Pueblo de Taos (Rio Grande to Arroyo del Alamo) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Santa Barbara (Picuris Pueblo bnd to USFS bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Santa Cruz River (San Clara Pueblo bnd to Santa Cruz Dam) |
Irrigated Crop Production |
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Rio Chama: |
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Abiquiu Creek (Rio Chama to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Canjilon Ck (Perennial portions Abiquiu Rsrv to headwaters) |
Agriculture |
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Cañones Creek (Abiquiu Reservoir to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cecilia Canyon Creek (Rio Capulin to USFS bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Clear Creek (Rio Gallina to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Hopewell Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Poleo Creek (Rio Puerco de Chama to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Polvadera Creek (Cañones Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Chama (Rio Brazos to Little Willow Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Chamita (Rio Chama to CO border) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Nutrias (Rio Chama to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing and Crop Production (Crop Land or Dry Land) |
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Rio Puerco de Chama (Abiquiu Reservoir to Poleo Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Tusas (Rio Vallecitos to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Vallecitos (Rio Tusas to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing and Irrigated Crop Production |
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Rito de Tierra Amarilla (Rio Chama to HWY 64) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rito Resumidero (Rio Puerco de Chama to Headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Galisteo Ck (Intermittent reaches abv Santo Domingo bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Santa Fe River (Cochiti Pueblo bnd to Santa Fe WWTP) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jemez: |
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East Fork Jemez (San Antonio Creek to VCNP bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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East Fork Jemez (VCNP to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Fenton Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jaramillo Creek (East Fork Jemez to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jemez River (Rio Guadalupe to Soda Dam nr Jemez Springs) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jemez River (Soda Dam nr Jemez Springs to East Fork) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Redondo Creek ( VCNP bnd to headwaters ) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Redondo Creek (Sulphur Creek to VCNP) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Cebolla (Fenton Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Cebolla (Rio de las Vacas to Fenton Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio de las Vacas (Rio Cebolla to Clear Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Guadalupe (Jemez River to confl with Rio Cebolla) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rito Peñas Negras (Rio de las Vacas to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Antonio Creek (East Fork Jemez to VCNP bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Antonio Creek (VCNP bnd to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Puerco: |
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Rio Puerco (Arroyo Chijuilla to northern bnd Cuba) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio San Jose: |
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Bluewater Creek (Bluewater Rsrv to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Bluewater Creek (non-tribal Rio San Jose to Bluewater Rsvr) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Moquino (Laguna Pueblo to Seboyettia Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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El Paso/Las Cruces: |
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Rio Grande(Anthony Bridge to Picacho Bridge) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Rio Grande (International Mexico bnd to Anthony Bridge) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Rio Grande (Leasbu Dam to one mile below Percha Dam) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Rio Grande (Picacho Bridge to Leasbu Dam) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Mimbres: |
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Bear Canyon Reservoir |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Mimbres R (Perennial reaches downstream at Willow Springs) |
Rangeland Grazing, Irrigated Crop Production |
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Mimbres R (Perennial reaches Willow Springs to Cooney Cny) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos Headwaters: |
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Bull Creek (Cow Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cow Creek (Bull Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cow Creek (Pecos River to Bull Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Gallinas River (Las Vegas Diversion to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Canon de Manzanita to Alamitos Canyon) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Santa Rosa Reservoir to Tecolote Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Sumner Reservoir to Santa Rosa Reservoir) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Tecolote Creek to Canon de Manzanita) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Tecolote Creek (I-25 to Blue Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Wright Canyon Creek (Tecolote Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Hondo: |
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Alto Lake, Pesticide Application |
Pesticide Application |
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Rio Ruidoso (Rio Bonito to US Hwy 70 Bridge) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Ruidoso (US Hwy 70 Bridge to Mescalero Apache bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Penasco: |
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Rio Peñasco (HWY 24 to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Peñasco (Pecos River to HWY 24) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper Pecos-Black: |
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Pecos River (Black River to Tansil Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing, Irrigated Crop Production |
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Pecos River (TX border to Black River) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper San Juan: |
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Gallegos Canyon (San Juan River to Navajo bnd) |
Irrigated Crop Production |
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San Juan River (Animas River to Cañon Lao) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Animas: |
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Animas River (Estes Arroyo to CO border) |
Rangeland Grazing, Irrigated Crop Production |
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Middle San Juan: |
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La Plata River (McDermott Arroyo to CO border) |
Rangeland Grazing, Animal Feed Operations(NPS) |
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La Plata River (San Juan River to McDermott Arroyo) |
Rangeland Grazing, Animal Feed Operations(NPS) |
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San Juan River (Navajo bnd at Hogback to Animas River) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper Gila: |
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Black Canyon Creek (East Fork Gila River to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Lake Roberts |
Agriculture |
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Taylor Creek (Beaver Creek to Wall Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Taylor Creek (Perennial reaches abv Wall Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Wall Lake |
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Upper Gila-Manges: |
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Mangas Creek (Gila River to Mangas Springs) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Francisco: |
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Centerfire Creek (San Francisco R to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Negrito Creek (South Fork) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Negrito Creek (Tularosa River to confl of N and S forks) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Francisco River (Centerfire Creek to AZ border) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Tularosa River (San Francisco R to Apache Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Source of information: 2006-2008 State of NM Clean Water Act 303d&305b Integated List |
| Watershed and Affected Areas by Agriculture or Related | Propable Cause Related to Agriculture |
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Canadian Headwaters: |
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Chicorica Creek (Canadain River to Raton Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Raton Creek (Chicorica Creek to Headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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VanBremmer Creek(hwy 64 TO Headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Vermejo River (Rail Canyon to York Canyon) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Vermejo River (York Canyon to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cimarron: |
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Cieneguilla Creek (Eagle Nest Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Eagle Nest Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Middle Ponil Creek (South Ponil to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Moreno Creek (Eagle Nest Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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North Ponil Creek (South Ponil Creek to McCrystal Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Ponil Creek (Cimarron River to US 64) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Ponil Creek (US 64 to confl of North & South Ponil) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rayado Creek (Cimarron River to Miami Lake Diversion) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Sixmile Creek (Eagle Nest Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing, Animal Feeding Operations (NPS), Livestock (Grazing or Feeding Operations) |
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Upper Canadian: |
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Conchas Reservoir |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Mora: |
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Coyote Creek (Mora River to Black Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Little Coyote Creek (Black Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Mora River (HWY 434 to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Morphy (Murphy) Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Conejos: |
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Rio de los Pinos (New Mexico reaches) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper Rio Grande: |
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Comanche Creek (Costilla Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Costilla Creek (Diversion abv Costilla to Comanche Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Embudo Creek (Rio Grande to Canada de Ojo Sarco) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Goose Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Fernando de Taos (Rio Pueblo de Taos to Tienditas Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Grande (non-pueblo Santa Clara to Embudo Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing and Irrigated Crop Production |
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Rio Hondo (Rio Grande to USFS bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Pueblo (Picuris Pueblo bnd to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Pueblo de Taos (Arroyo del Alamo to R Grande del Rancho) |
Rangeland Grasing and Crop Production (Crop land or dry land) |
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Rio Pueblo de Taos (R Grande del Rancho to Taos pueblo bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Pueblo de Taos (Rio Grande to Arroyo del Alamo) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Santa Barbara (Picuris Pueblo bnd to USFS bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Santa Cruz River (San Clara Pueblo bnd to Santa Cruz Dam) |
Irrigated Crop Production |
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Rio Chama: |
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Abiquiu Creek (Rio Chama to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Canjilon Ck (Perennial portions Abiquiu Rsrv to headwaters) |
Agriculture |
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Cañones Creek (Abiquiu Reservoir to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cecilia Canyon Creek (Rio Capulin to USFS bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Clear Creek (Rio Gallina to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Hopewell Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Poleo Creek (Rio Puerco de Chama to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Polvadera Creek (Cañones Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Chama (Rio Brazos to Little Willow Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Chamita (Rio Chama to CO border) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Nutrias (Rio Chama to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing and Crop Production (Crop Land or Dry Land) |
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Rio Puerco de Chama (Abiquiu Reservoir to Poleo Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Tusas (Rio Vallecitos to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Vallecitos (Rio Tusas to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing and Irrigated Crop Production |
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Rito de Tierra Amarilla (Rio Chama to HWY 64) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rito Resumidero (Rio Puerco de Chama to Headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Galisteo Ck (Intermittent reaches abv Santo Domingo bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Santa Fe River (Cochiti Pueblo bnd to Santa Fe WWTP) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jemez: |
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East Fork Jemez (San Antonio Creek to VCNP bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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East Fork Jemez (VCNP to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Fenton Lake |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jaramillo Creek (East Fork Jemez to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jemez River (Rio Guadalupe to Soda Dam nr Jemez Springs) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Jemez River (Soda Dam nr Jemez Springs to East Fork) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Redondo Creek ( VCNP bnd to headwaters ) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Redondo Creek (Sulphur Creek to VCNP) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Cebolla (Fenton Lake to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Cebolla (Rio de las Vacas to Fenton Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio de las Vacas (Rio Cebolla to Clear Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Guadalupe (Jemez River to confl with Rio Cebolla) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rito Peñas Negras (Rio de las Vacas to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Antonio Creek (East Fork Jemez to VCNP bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Antonio Creek (VCNP bnd to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Puerco: |
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Rio Puerco (Arroyo Chijuilla to northern bnd Cuba) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio San Jose: |
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Bluewater Creek (Bluewater Rsrv to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Bluewater Creek (non-tribal Rio San Jose to Bluewater Rsvr) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Moquino (Laguna Pueblo to Seboyettia Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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El Paso/Las Cruces: |
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Rio Grande(Anthony Bridge to Picacho Bridge) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Rio Grande (International Mexico bnd to Anthony Bridge) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Rio Grande (Leasbu Dam to one mile below Percha Dam) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Rio Grande (Picacho Bridge to Leasbu Dam) |
Rangeland Grazing, Permitted Runoff from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
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Mimbres: |
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Bear Canyon Reservoir |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Mimbres R (Perennial reaches downstream at Willow Springs) |
Rangeland Grazing, Irrigated Crop Production |
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Mimbres R (Perennial reaches Willow Springs to Cooney Cny) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos Headwaters: |
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Bull Creek (Cow Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cow Creek (Bull Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Cow Creek (Pecos River to Bull Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Gallinas River (Las Vegas Diversion to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Canon de Manzanita to Alamitos Canyon) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Santa Rosa Reservoir to Tecolote Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Sumner Reservoir to Santa Rosa Reservoir) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Pecos River (Tecolote Creek to Canon de Manzanita) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Tecolote Creek (I-25 to Blue Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Wright Canyon Creek (Tecolote Creek to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Hondo: |
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Alto Lake, Pesticide Application |
Pesticide Application |
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Rio Ruidoso (Rio Bonito to US Hwy 70 Bridge) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Ruidoso (US Hwy 70 Bridge to Mescalero Apache bnd) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Penasco: |
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Rio Peñasco (HWY 24 to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Rio Peñasco (Pecos River to HWY 24) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper Pecos-Black: |
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Pecos River (Black River to Tansil Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing, Irrigated Crop Production |
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Pecos River (TX border to Black River) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper San Juan: |
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Gallegos Canyon (San Juan River to Navajo bnd) |
Irrigated Crop Production |
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San Juan River (Animas River to Cañon Lao) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Animas: |
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Animas River (Estes Arroyo to CO border) |
Rangeland Grazing, Irrigated Crop Production |
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Middle San Juan: |
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La Plata River (McDermott Arroyo to CO border) |
Rangeland Grazing, Animal Feed Operations(NPS) |
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La Plata River (San Juan River to McDermott Arroyo) |
Rangeland Grazing, Animal Feed Operations(NPS) |
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San Juan River (Navajo bnd at Hogback to Animas River) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Upper Gila: |
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Black Canyon Creek (East Fork Gila River to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Lake Roberts |
Agriculture |
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Taylor Creek (Beaver Creek to Wall Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Taylor Creek (Perennial reaches abv Wall Lake) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Wall Lake |
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Upper Gila-Manges: |
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Mangas Creek (Gila River to Mangas Springs) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Francisco: |
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Centerfire Creek (San Francisco R to headwaters) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Negrito Creek (South Fork) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Negrito Creek (Tularosa River to confl of N and S forks) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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San Francisco River (Centerfire Creek to AZ border) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Tularosa River (San Francisco R to Apache Creek) |
Rangeland Grazing |
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Source of information: 2006-2008 State of NM Clean Water Act 303d&305b Integated List |
