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 The
Red River is a tributary of the Río Grande located in northern New
Mexico. It is classified (in the New Mexico Standards for Interstate and
Intrastate Streams), from its junction with the Río Grande upstream to the
mouth of Placer Creek, as having the following uses: coldwater fishery,
fish culture, irrigation, livestock watering, wildlife habitat, and primary
contact (swimming). The river flows by the Molycorp mine on its way to the
Río Grande. An 8 mile stretch of the Red River as it passes by the mine
has been characterized as essentially "dead"
due to contamination
from the mine. The Red River Watershed
is shown here. Click on the image for a larger view. |
