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W HITE C RANE A CUPUNCTURE C LINIC Acupuncture • Herbs • Bodywork Hebert’ s Heirlooms & Resale Shanna Cowell, L.Ac. Antiques & Collectibles Old & New 1310 E. Ave. H • Alpine 432.837.3225 1250 N. State Street Fort Davis 432-426-3141 Mon. - Fri. by appointment [email protected] N EW L OCATION : (Entrance on Jackson) TRANS PECOS TRIVIA THE RIO GRANDE by Carolyn Brown Zniewski 1) The headwaters of the Rio Grande is at Canby Mountain in Colorado in which mountain range? a) Rocky Mountains c) Sierra Madre Mountains b) East Continental Mountains d) San Juan Mountains 2) Before the Rio Grande was dammed it carried steamboats from the mouth of the river to Brownsville. It 1846 steamboats on the Rio carried soldiers to fight in the Mexican-American War. How many dams are now on the Rio Grande? a) 8 c) 10 b) 3 d) 1 3) The Rio Grande is the international border between Texas and Mexico. How many of the 36 bridges crossing the border carry railroad traffic? a) 7 c) 6 b) 3 d) 4 4) There are 12 tributaries to the Rio Grande. The Pecos River drains the largest area of land. Which river contributes the largest volume of water at almost twice the amount of the next largest contributor? a) Devil’s River c) Santa Fe River b) Rio Conchos d) Rio Alamo Bonus: The length of the Rio Grande varies because it changes course regularly, and the official length of the part of the river that borders Mexico varies from 889 miles to 1248 miles depending on how it is measured. What is the agreed-upon geo- graphic length of the entire Rio Grande? a) 2018 miles c) 1885 miles b) 1903 miles d) 1798 miles Answers:1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, Bonus-c 28 Cenizo Fourth Quarter 2019