Engineering and Development
Numerous irrigation ditches serve the surrounding farmland along the river. Recently, the Durango Pumping Plant completed in 2011 as part of the Animas-La Plata Water Project draws a projected average annual intake of 57,100 acre-feet for storage in Lake Nighthorse.
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