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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 mistrust between Grupo Mexico and unions, which are pushing for improved safety regulations at Mexican mines.

From Reuters • May 6, 2011

Conchos River, 72; Spanish advance down valley of, 290.

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