Mexican Water is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

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, United States. Mexican Water is located on the

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west of

Red Mesa Red Mesa () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

. It is also approximately four miles east of Tes Nez Iah along Navajo Route 5056.

History

A trading post was established at this site in 1907 under the name ''Nokaita''. It is believed that the current name came from wells that have since disappeared. On July 1, 1939, a bridge was completed 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the site because erosion had made the river crossing impassable.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Apache County, Arizona Populated places established in 1907 1907 establishments in Arizona Territory Populated places on the Navajo Nation Unincorporated communities in Arizona