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<br />r-- <br />~ <br />OJ <br />(,::.J <br />'-' <br /> <br />GENERAL <br /> <br />(0", <br />~ <br /> <br />The COstilla Creek is an interstate stream rising; in the <br /> <br />Sangre de Cristo mountains in llew Hexico, flol'D. ng in a [;e""ral south- <br /> <br />westerly direction to the canyon mouth where tIe course of the river <br /> <br />changes to a north-v.esterly and northerly direction. The river then <br /> <br />flows northward into COlorado, t b.ence north-west'cm,rd and vlestward and <br /> <br />finally it crosses the State Line again, flowing in a southwesterly <br /> <br />direction entering the Rio Grande a short distance below the Colorado- <br /> <br />New ~!exico State Line. Certain lands are irrigated above the carwon <br /> <br />mouth. In this study those l'-\llds are not given further consideration <br /> <br />since the irrigation development took place at a very early date and <br /> <br />has been continually prac'ticed without material change in acreace. <br /> <br />Irrigation below the canyon mouth began about 1853 with the construc- <br /> <br />tion of the Acequia Nadre. After this ditch was constructed a number <br /> <br />of otmr direct flaw ditches were built. The principal direct flow <br /> <br />ditches exis'ting Dt the present time are the Acequia H!\dre, which <br /> <br />waters land in both New Hexico and Color!\do; the Hanzal1l3.res, which <br /> <br />serves lands lying largely in Colorado; the l'IlUi riles" which is used <br /> <br />on lands located wholly wi thin Colorado and the following smaller <br /> <br />ditches: <br /> <br />NEVI MEn.cO <br /> <br />Cerrito <br />Plaza de Arriba <br />Plaza del ~ledi 0 <br />Arellano <br />Trujillo <br />Penasquito <br />AlIres <br /> <br />-5- <br />