This 1976 photograph depicts a working irrigation distribution canal located in Highline, New Mexico.



Distribution canals such as the one pictured here act to direct water for purposes of crop irrigation, but also can promote the development of insect disease vectors including mosquitos, and must therefore, be monitored on a regular basis.

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