Arroyos Of Santa Fe
The Santa Fe River watershed in New Mexico includes the Santa Fe River, a network of arroyos, and the aquifer An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeability (Earth sciences), permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Aquifers vary greatly in their characteristics. The s ... they supply through infiltration. The river is fed by an extensive network of tributary arroyos, which define much of the landscape of Santa Fe and surrounding areas. Besides drainage, the arroyos provide a network of pathways for recreation and exercise when they are dry. Health of the hydrologic basin and associated habitats within the local ecosystem is promoted by the Santa Fe Watershed Association. Upper watershed The upper watershed is protected from human-caused erosion by hiking restrictions. Middle watershed Significant arroyos include Arroyo de los Chamisos, Arroyo Hondo, Arroyo de la Piedra, Arroyo d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its List of capitals in the United States, state capital is Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, Nuevo México in New Spain. It also has the highest elevation of any state capital, at . New Mexico is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fifth-largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks List of U.S. states and terri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Fe River (New Mexico)
The Santa Fe River is a river in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Santa Fe and Sandoval County, New Mexico, Sandoval counties in New Mexico, United States, that is a tributary of the Rio Grande. Description The river starts in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Sangre de Cristo mountain range and passes through the state capital, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe providing approximately 40% of the city's water supply. It is an Stream#Intermittent and ephemeral streams, intermittent stream with two perennial reaches. The river is 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, Two-Mile Dam, upstream of Santa Fe, is now part of the Santa Fe Canyon Preserve, a trailhead for the Dale Ball Foothill Trail System. The Santa Fe River Watershed is , ranging in elevations between to . The environmental group American Rivers designated the Santa Fe River as America's Most Endangered Rive ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arroyo (watercourse)
An arroyo ( (from Spanish Language, Spanish ''arroyo'' (, "brook"))) or wash is a dry Stream#Other terminology, watercourse that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. Flash floods are common in arroyos following thunderstorms. It is akin to the Catalan language, Catalan rambla, which stems from the Arabic ''rámla'', "dry river". Similar landforms are referred to as ''wadi'' (in North Africa and Western Asia), ''chapp'' in the Gobi, ''laagate'' in the Kalahari, ''donga'' in South Africa, ''nullah'' in India, ''fiumare'' in Italy, and ''dry valley'' in England. The desert dry wash biome is restricted to the arroyos of the southwestern United States. Arroyos provide a water source to desert animals. Types and processes Arroyos can be natural fluvial landforms or constructed flood control channels. The term usually applies to a Grade (slope), sloped or mountainous terrain in xeric and desert climates. In addition: in many rural communities arroyos are ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeability (Earth sciences), permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Aquifers vary greatly in their characteristics. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called ''hydrogeology''. Related concepts include aquitard, a bed (geology), bed of low permeability along an aquifer, and aquiclude (or ''aquifuge''), a solid and impermeable region underlying or overlying an aquifer, the pressure of which could lead to the formation of a confined aquifer. Aquifers can be classified as saturated versus unsaturated; aquifers versus aquitards; confined versus unconfined; isotropic versus anisotropic; porous, karst, or fractured; and transboundary aquifer. Groundwater from aquifers can be sustainably harvested by humans through the use of qanats leading to a well. This groundwater is a major source of fresh water for many regions, althoug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Infiltration (hydrology)
Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. It is commonly used in both hydrology and soil sciences. The infiltration capacity is defined as the maximum rate of infiltration. It is most often measured in meters per day but can also be measured in other units of distance over time if necessary. The infiltration capacity decreases as the soil moisture content of soils surface layers increases. If the precipitation rate exceeds the infiltration rate, Surface runoff, runoff will usually occur unless there is some physical barrier. Infiltrometers, parameters and rainfall simulators are all devices that can be used to measure infiltration rates. Infiltration is caused by multiple factors including; gravity, capillary forces, adsorption, and osmosis. Many soil characteristics can also play a role in determining the rate at which infiltration occurs. Factors that affect infiltration Precipitation Precipitation can impact infiltration in ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe ( ; , literal translation, lit. "Holy Faith") is the capital city, capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County. With over 89,000 residents, Santa Fe is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fourth-most populous city in the state and the principal city of the Santa Fe metropolitan statistical area, which had 154,823 residents in 2020. Santa Fe is the third-largest city in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos, New Mexico, Los Alamos Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area, combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020. Situated at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the city is at the highest altitude of any U.S. state capital, with an elevation of 6,998 feet (2,133 m). Founded in 1610 as the capital of ', a province of New Spain, Santa Fe is the oldest List of capitals in the United States, state capital in the United States and the earliest E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Fe Watershed Association
The Santa Fe Watershed Association is a non-profit organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The mission of the Santa Fe Watershed Association is to return the Santa Fe River to a living river, from its beginning at Lake Peak to its final outfall at the Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ..., balancing human uses with natural resource protection and restoring the heart to the Santa Fe community. The organization sponsors activities such as river cleanups, adoption of stretches of the river, and educational talks pertaining to the river. External linksSanta Fe Watershed Association Water organizations in the United States Non-profit organizations based in New Mexico Rio Grande basin Watersheds of the United States {{nonprofit-org-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rivers Of New Mexico
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New Mexico arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. In mean flow of water per second, the San Juan River Arkansas is New Mexico's largest river, followed by the Rio Grande and the Animas River. East of the continental divide Mississippi watershed *''Mississippi River'' **''Arkansas River'' ***Canadian River ****''North Canadian River'' ***** Beaver River ****''Punta de Agua Creek (TX)'' *****''Rita Blanca Creek (TX)'' ****** Carrizo Creek (New Mexico/Texas) ***** Tramperos Creek **** Ute Creek **** La Cinta Creek **** Conchas River **** Mora River ***** Sapello River **** Cimarron River **** Vermejo River ***Dry Cimarron River ***Purgatoire River Rio Grande watershed *Rio Grande **Costilla Creek ** Rio San Antonio ***Rio de los Pinos **Pecos River ***Delaware River *** Black River *** Rio Penasco *** Rio Felix ***Rio Hondo (Southern New Mexico) **** Berrendo River **** Rio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |