Parkview Community Ditch
Parkview Community Ditch | |
Nearest city | Los Ojos, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 36°43′53″N 106°32′04″W / 36.73139°N 106.53444°WCoordinates: 36°43′53″N 106°32′04″W / 36.73139°N 106.53444°W |
Area | 39.3 acres (15.9 ha) |
Architectural style | Irrigation ditch |
MPS | La Tierra Amarilla MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 86002305[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 1986 |
The Parkview Community Ditch, near Los Ojos, New Mexico, is an 8.1 miles (13.0 km) irrigation ditch diverting water from the Brazos River which was dug in 1862. It was is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
It is the longest irrigation ditch in the area, and descends 100 feet (30 m) in elevation from the Ensenada plateau to . A flour mill or molino is believed to have existed at the steepest point of the ditch's fall. It supplies the and the , both 4.5 miles (7,200 m) from Ensenada and also supplies the La Puente Community Ditch, also NRHP-listed.
The ditch is 6 feet (1.8 m) wide at the bottom, 8 feet (2.4 m) at the top, and 1.5 feet (0.46 m) deep.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Parkview Community Ditch". National Park Service. Retrieved January 29, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1985
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Irrigation canals
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs