Now,as they came to the Pecos River, the wagon hit a big rock.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

People say the sound of thunder that sometimes carries over the dry land around the Pecos River is nothing more than Pecos Bill's family laughing up a storm.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Central to the deal is the idea that the Pecos river should stay as it was in 1947.

ECONOMIST: The Pecos river

It is the 1948 Pecos River Compact that makes the river so complicated.

ECONOMIST: The Pecos river

Washington- financed projects rebuilt damaged irrigation systems and tamed the Pecos River.

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