The Elephant Butte Irrigation District is a

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in New Mexico and Texas which was listed on the

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in 1997. The listing included three

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and 214

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, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico,

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and

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.. It preserves portions of the Rio Grande Project, a

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project which distributes water of the upper Rio Grande River. With It is in the area of

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. The district runs roughly along

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between its junction with

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and the

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city limits.

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Irrigation districts Irrigation projects Buildings and structures completed in 1906 National Register of Historic Places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Sierra County, New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Texas 1906 establishments in the United States {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub

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