Catfish
Falls
IF
ANYONE HAS A PHOTO OF THIS WATERFALL PLEASE
SAVE IT. IT IS VERY VALUABLE, AS
SANTA ROSA DAM HAS INUNDATED THIS WATERFALL. CATFISH FALLS WAS THE
ONLY NAMED WATERFALL IN NEW MEXICO THAT WAS ON A MAJOR
RIVER,
BEYOND
THE MOUNTAIN REGIN OF IT’S SOURSE.
PLEASE SEND US A COPY OF ANY PHOTO OF
CATFISH FALLS……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
beta facts:
name- Catfish Falls
height- …..was about 15 feet high… falling
sheer over a layer of bedrock.
elevation- 4660’
GPS coordinates- ±35°03.360’N 104°41.308’W
flow- the Pecos River
season- probably never again in America’s
time
accommodations- water-skiing…. On the
surface above.
ownership- the waters of Santa Rosa Reservoir
access- scuba diving and who knows how deep
the silt has heaped up on top of it.
nearest town- Santa Rosa is about 10 miles
south of here
fun fact- …nuthin’ funny about loosing
Catfish Falls
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comments to doug.vivian@yahoo.com