It's all dried up =(

Rio Grande,dried up
@rebelann (117226)
El Paso, Texas
January 19, 2017 2:13pm CST
Can you believe it? This is a view of the Rio Grande river bed as seen from atop the bridge on highway 128 in New Mexico. So much for this river, it needs a new name. I know grande in Spanish means either huge or big but what the heck does Rio mean? Anybody know? We have gotten rain since then and they predict we will get more, I sure hope so because I really want the river to have water in it the next time I go runnin round. Have you ever heard of the Rio Grande? What did you expect it to look like?
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Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
19 Jan 17
Been there! It did not look like that, but it was more than 10 years ago. Thought Rio, in this case, was river?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
That's what everyone has been saying, I guess it must mean River. Even 10 years ago it no longer had the flowing waters like it did in the 1970s but it did have just a little more. I've heard that they allow some water to flow now and then for farmers but that water is rerouted into irrigation ditches.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208906)
• United States
19 Jan 17
Doesn't rio mean river? I always thought it did
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
You're right, that's what everyone is saying.
much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 17
I thought Rio meant "river" . . . thus Rio Grande - a big river, but well, used to be I guess. That is totally not how I ever pictured the Rio Grande to ever be . . . I honestly did expect it to be "majestic".
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
It used to be but they created a man made lake called Elephant Butte and dammed up a lot of the water, the dam allows enough water to flow for farmers but what ever wildlife that once depended on the RG left. It breaks my heart to see it like this.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
True @Beatburn but Mother Nature paid a heavy price for it.
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Beatburn
@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
19 Jan 17
@rebelann another case of man's way of restructuring the environment.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
19 Jan 17
Rio means river in Spanish. So it means big river. Sorry to see the river dried up due to the hot heat. Yes I have. It's a beautiful place. I never been there. But I expect it to be a nice tourist attraction to visit.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
Before they built the dams to create man made lakes like Elephant Butt it was always full and could have a width of up to 2 miles. As for tourist attractions, all I am aware of is Stahmans Pecan orchard but they closed their gift shop.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
19 Jan 17
@rebelann Oh I see. That's sad indeed.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
19 Jan 17
Oh wow, but I do love the desert look
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
Thank you
The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17594)
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19 Jan 17
I liked the photo.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
Thank you
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153530)
• India
20 Jan 17
No matter how we change our names remain the same and it is same for this poor Rio Grande. The name will never change even if it disappears.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jan 17
Well, if you believe that ok.
Toni
@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
19 Jan 17
Rio means river. Have heard of Rio Grande but just can't recall where or when. Don't know anything about it but I do expect there's water in there and not just a dry bed. But rivers do sometimes dry up.
Toni
@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
21 Jan 17
@rebelann Yeah i know that the photo is Rio Grande it's in your discussion.
rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 17
The picture I posted here is the Rio Grande, I was there last tuesday and took that picture of the river bed.
aubrey
@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
20 Jan 17
Rio Grande sounds familiar. How sad it dries up. Hope it can be restored when rainy day comes
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jan 17
screen shot
It is a long river that runs from Colorado to Brownsville Tx. Unless Colorado gets a lot of snow it will likely stay dry.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
20 Jan 17
River means river. I've seen it in its glory, but it's in a sad state now!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jan 17
It was awesome back in the 1970s but Colorado hasn't been getting very much snow these last couple decades plus the man made lakes like Elephant Butte don't help the situation either.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jan 17
Me too @DianneN but I think many of them have either moved or gone extinct.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
25 Jan 17
@rebelann I feel bad for the poor animals that used it for drinking, fishing, and cooling off.
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
22 Jan 17
wow I"m shocked does it often dry up like that
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 17
It's been like this for years, CO hasn't gotten the big snow falls they used to plus this whole region has been in a drought since 2007. I think this year will be a wet one, all those rain dances worked.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117226)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jan 17
We've gotten more than usual these past weeks @fishtiger58 hopefully we'll get more.
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
23 Jan 17
@rebelann I know California is getting lots of rain here lately hopefully you guys will too
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