Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company Flume No. 6

Approx. 4 mi. E. of Cortez on US 160, Cortez, Colorado. County/parish: Montezuma.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 27, 2012. NRIS 12000146.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • McElmo Creek Flume. 5MT.20000

From Wikipedia:

Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company Flume No. 6

Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company Flume No. 6, near Cortez, Colorado, was built in 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

It is a creosote and wood-frame construction, built by the Montezuma Canal Co. and the Continental Pipe Manufacturing Co.

It has also been known as the McElmo Creek Flume.

It is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Cortez on US 160.

The Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company continues to operate, in 2019.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84131806

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