The Mimbres is a 91-mile-long (146 km) [1] river in southwestern New Mexico. The Mimbres forms from snowpack and runoff on the southwestern slopes of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in the Black Range at 33°06′58″N 107°51′04″W in Grant County. The river ends in the Guzmán Basin, a small endorheic basin east of Deming in Luna County.

The Mimbres River Preserve provides habitat for the endangered Chihuahua chub and the Chiricahua leopard frog. Other species to keep an eye out for include the Rio Grande sucker and the desert viceroy butterfly.

Feb 28, 2025 · Monitoring location 08477110 is associated with a Stream in Grant County, New Mexico. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1901 are available online.

The name Mimbres— Spanish for “little willow”—is also the name of the river running through the center of the region. When did Mimbres culture flourish? We see the roots of Mimbres culture among the first pottery-making populations in the region, beginning around A.D. 200.

Restoration on Mimbres River expected to help threatened chub. The Mimbres River is the only place in the country the threatened Chihuahua chub calls home, and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish biologists are working to make sure they’ll always feel that way.

The Mimbres is a 91-mile-long river in southwestern New Mexico. Mimbres River has an elevation of 4,226 feet. Mapcarta, the open map.

Oct 19, 2022 · Mimbres people flourished in southwestern New Mexico—and then disappeared. The ceramics they left behind fuel a growing quandary for archaeologists, museums, and pottery lovers. Each broken piece of pottery helps piece together the history of the Mimbres people.

Explore this 10.3-mile out-and-back trail near Mimbres, New Mexico. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 22 min to complete. This trail is great for backpacking, hiking, and walking, and it's unlikely you'll …

Habitat restoration can be difficult in the Mimbres Valley, as most of the land is privately owned with little public access. The Nature Conservancy owns over 600 acres of land along the Mimbres River, including the 208-acre section of Moreno Spring.

The Mimbres Basin is a structurally complex region in southwestern New Mexico, extending over an area of more than 5,000 square miles in parts of Grant, Luna, Doña Ana and Sierra Counties, and straddling the border with the Mexican Republic.