Carrizo Creek (Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico)

Carrizo Creek is a stream in Otero and Lincoln counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico.[1] It forms to the southwest of, and feeds into, Mescalero Lake,[2] just inside the north central border of the Mescalero Reservation.[3] The creek then continues east of the lake.[4] It turns north and then east again, shadowed by Carrizo Canyon Road,[5] before feeding into the Rio Ruidoso south-southeast of Ruidoso, New Mexico.[6]

This should not be confused with the Carrizo Creek extending from west of Grenville, New Mexico, into Rita Blanca Creek just west of Dalhart, Texas,[7] nor with many similarly named Carrizo Creeks in other locations.

References

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  1. ^ "Carrizo Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Carrizo Creek, New Mexico". Google Maps. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico". Google Maps. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mescalero Lake, New Mexico". Google Maps. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Carrizo Canyon Road, New Mexico". Google Maps. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Rio Ruidoso, New Mexico". Google Maps. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Carrizo Creek, Creek in NM, TX". Natural Atlas. Retrieved May 19, 2022.


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