Carlsbad Irrigation District

Infobox_nrhp | name =Carlsbad Irrigation District
nrhp_type = nhld


caption = Avalon Dam on the Pecos River
nearest_city= Carlsbad, New Mexico
locmapin = New Mexico
area =5,464 acres
built =1887
architect= Unknown
architecture=
designated= July 19, 1964cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=337&ResourceType=Structure
title=Carlsbad Irrigation District |accessdate=2008-06-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
refnum=66000476

Carlsbad Irrigation District, also known as Carlsbad Reclamation Project or Irrigation system of the Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company, is a historic district near Carlsbad, New Mexico. It includes dams, spillways, embankments and other structures relating to reclamation of water.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000476.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carlsbad Irrigation District / Carlsbad Project; Irrigation System of the Pecos Irrigation and Improvement Company] |32 KB|date=August 1, 1991 |author=Mark Hufstetler and Lon Johnson |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000476.pdf "Accompanying 49 photos, undated"] |32 KB]

WebSite

* [http://www.cidistrict.com Carlsbad Irrigation District WebSite]

References

External links

* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query HAER photos, drawings, and additional material available for multiple locations of the Carlsbad Irrigation District, NM] , at Historic American Engineering Record