[PAR] [TLE] Rio Grande [SEP] The Rio Grande ( or ; Spanish: Río Bravo del Norte , ] or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River).  The Rio Grande begins in south-central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico.  Along the way, it forms part of the Mexico–United States border.  According to the International Boundary and Water Commission, its total length was 1896 mi in the late 1980s, though course shifts occasionally result in length changes.  Depending on how it is measured, the Rio Grande is either the fourth- or fifth-longest river system in North America. [PAR] [TLE] John J. Conway [SEP] John Conway founded the city of Mission, Texas in 1907 with J. W. Holt when the two purchased the 17000 acre La Lomita Ranch from the Oblate fathers.  Subdivided parcels were sold to arriving settlers and water was pumped from the Rio Grande by means of a pumping station called the First Lift Station and distributed to the residents of the Rio Grande Valley through the Mission Canal Co.  Irrigation System, also started by Conway and Holt.
[PAR] [TLE] Rio Grande [ SEP ] The Rio Grande ( or ; Spanish : Río Bravo del Norte , ] or simply Río Bravo ) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico ( the other being the Colorado River ) . The Rio Grande begins in south - central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico . Along the way , it forms part of the Mexico – United States border . According to the International Boundary and Water Commission , its total length was 1896 mi in the late 1980s , though course shifts occasionally result in length changes . Depending on how it is measured , the Rio Grande is either the fourth- or fifth - longest river system in North America . [PAR] [TLE] John J. Conway [ SEP ] John Conway founded the city of Mission , Texas in 1907 with J. W. Holt when the two purchased the 17000 acre La Lomita Ranch from the Oblate fathers . Subdivided parcels were sold to arriving settlers and water was pumped from the Rio Grande by means of a pumping station called the First Lift Station and distributed to the residents of the Rio Grande Valley through the Mission Canal Co. Irrigation System , also started by Conway and Holt .
What was the length, in the 1980's, of the river John J Conway used as a source of water for the settlers to whom he sold land ?
What was the length , in the 1980 's , of the river John J Conway used as a source of water for the settlers to whom he sold land ?
1896 mi
1896 mi