Santa Fe River (New Mexico)

Santa Fe River (New Mexico)

The Santa Fe River is a tributary of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. It starts in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range and passes through the state capital, Santa Fe providing approximately 40% of the city's water supply. It is an
intermittent stream with two perennial reaches.

The river is 46 miles long. It was first dammed in 1881 and flows when water is released by the city of Santa Fe from two continuous reservoirs. The site of the 1881 dam, upstream of Santa Fe, is now part of the 190-acre Santa Fe Canyon Preserve, [ [http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newmexico/preserves/art9769.html The Nature Conservancy: Santa Fe Canyon Preserve] , accessed 2008-07-09] a trailhead for the 20-mile Dale Ball Foothill Trail System.

The Santa Fe River Watershed is 285 square miles, ranging in elevations between 12,408 ft to 5,220 ft.

The environmental group American Rivers designated the Santa Fe River as America's most endangered river of 2007cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= Brian Handwerk | title=Santa Fe Tops 2007 List of Most Endangered Rivers | date=April 18 2007 | publisher= | url =http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070418-ten-rivers.html | work =National Geographic News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-19 | language = ] .

anta Fe River Trail

As of 2007, the Santa Fe River Trail existed in short segments, within Santa Fe (city) and Santa Fe County, and the city and county developed plans to link those segments. [ [http://www.swpm.biz/Index.asp?PG=62 The Santa Fe River Trail Corridor Project] ] The initial push was to develop the trail from the city downstream; this was the corridor of the historic El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, which approached Santa Fe from downstream via the Santa Fe River Canyon below the east rim of the Caja del Rio. The paraje on the Camino Real before Santa Fe was in La Cienega, at what is now El Rancho de las Golondrinas.

ee also

*Rio Grande Trail
*List of New Mexico rivers

Notes

* [http://www.americanrivers.org/site/DocServer/mer.3_28_07.pdf?docID=5821/ American Rivers 2007 Report]

References

External links

* [http://www.santafewatershed.org/ Santa Fe Watershed Association]
* [http://www.santafenm.gov/index.asp?NID=265 City of Santa Fe River Page]


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