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:
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.
The flume is creosote treated wood-frame structure, constructed by the Montezuma Canal Co. and the Continental Pipe Manufacturing Co.
It has also been referred to as the McElmo Creek Flume.
It is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Cortez on US 160.
As of 2019, The Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company continued to operate.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84131806