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Conchos

American  
[kawn-chaws, kon-chohs] / ˈkɔn tʃɔs, ˈkɒn tʃoʊs /

noun

  1. a river in NE Mexico, flowing E and N to the Rio Grande. About 350 miles (565 km) long.


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The system also means they can water the trees less frequently, which is particularly useful when the Rio Conchos is too low to allow local irrigation.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

No one has been sentenced for the 2006 deaths at the Pasta de Conchos mine.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

Things are better below the Conchos, but that may change: Mexico, which controls the Conchos upstream, is planning to impound more of its water.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2018

The Pasta de Conchos accident deepened the mistrust between Grupo Mexico and organized labor in the country and unions have pushed for improved safety regulations at Mexican mines.

From Reuters • May 3, 2011

To defend the frontier, in 1685 three new presidios were established at Pasage, El Gallo, and Conchos, and two years later one was erected at Monclova.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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