The Pecos River (/ˈpeɪkəs/PAY-kəs[4]) (Spanish: Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet (3,700 m).[5] The river flows for 926 miles (1,490 km) before reaching the Rio Grande near Del Rio. Its drainage basin encompasses about 44,300 square miles (115,000 km2).[2]
The name "Pecos" derives from the Keresan (Native American language) term for the Pecos Pueblo, [p'æyok'ona].[6] The river was also historically referred to as the Río Natagés for the Mescalero people.[7]
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecos River
^ abcLargest Rivers of the United States, USGS
^ ab"Water Bulletin Number 75: Flow of the Rio Grande and Related Data; From Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico". International Boundary and Water Commission. 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
^"How to Pronounce: P Cities". texastripper.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^"Office of the State Engineer :: Interstate Stream Commission :: Basins and Programs :: Pecos River Basin". www.ose.state.nm.us. Archived from the original on 2005-11-14.
^Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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