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| | Carrizo Watershed
Description of Watershed
The total estimated area in the watershed is 539,907 acres. This watershed is
located in Colfax and Union Counties in the extreme northeast portion of New
Mexico and flows into Dallam and Hartley counties, in the extreme northwest part
of
Texas.
The land uses in this watershed consist of rangeland and some dryland
farming. The watershed area is a combination of Pecos - Canadian Plains and
Valleys, and Southern High Plains resource areas. The topography ranges from
level to steep juniper covered basalt-capped mesas and hills on the northwest
end of the watershed. The southeastern portion of the watershed are level to
moderately sloping uplands. The soils range from shallow to moderately deep
soils with silty clay or silty clay loam soils over basalt in the northern part
of the watershed, to deep gently sloping loamy soils in the south central
portion of the watershed. There are deep moderately textured soils near Carrizo
creek.
The Carrizo watershed has approximately 64 farm and ranch operating units. In
the cropland areas of the watershed there are about 39,761 acres in New Mexico
and about 95,369 acres in Texas. The primary crops include small grains, alfalfa
and other hay crops. In the rangeland area of the watershed there are about
343,452 acres in New Mexico and about 52,234 acres in Texas. The ranches are
mostly cow/calf and wildlife production operations.
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| Land Use |
Union Acres |
Colfax Acres |
Dallam Acres |
Hartley Acres |
Total Acres |
| Cropland |
39,761 |
0 |
83,413 |
11,956 |
135,130 |
| Range |
298,247 |
45,205 |
47,860 |
4,376 |
395,688 |
| Forest |
6,929 |
1,823 |
0 |
0 |
8,752 |
| Developed |
45 |
0 |
110 |
0 |
155 |
| Water |
111 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
156 |
| Other |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
| Total |
345,119 |
47,028 |
131,428 |
16,332 |
539,907 |
Counties in Watershed
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Stewardship Payments
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TierI |
Tier II |
TierIII |
| Non-Irrigated Cropland |
$0.23/ac |
$0.90/ac |
$2.03/ac |
| Irrigated Cropland |
$0.80/ac |
$3.20/ac |
$7.20/ac |
| Pastureland |
$0.18/ac |
$0.70/ac |
$1.58/ac |
| Rangeland |
$0.05/ac |
$0.20/ac |
$0.45/ac |
The following document requires
Microsoft
Excel.
 Carrizo
New Practice and Enhancement Cost List ( 36KB)
Program Contact
Local New Mexico Contact
Clayton Service Center
Ernest Romero, District Conservationist
20 North Second Street
Clayton, New Mexico 88415
Phone: (505)374-9461
Fax: (505)374-2970
Email: ernest.romero@nm.usda.gov
New Mexico State Office
Contact
Leah B. Ricke
Resource Conservationist - Programs
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phone: (505)761-4444
Fax: (505)761-4462
Email: leah.ricke@nm.usda.gov |
Local Texas Contact
Dalhart Service Center
David Guest, District Conservationist
622 West 7th Street
Dalhart, Texas 79022
Phone: (806)244-2782
Fax: (806)244-3830
Email:
david.guest@tx.usda.gov |
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