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Havasu Creek is the second largest tributary of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. [5] The drainage basin for Havasu Creek is about 3,000 square miles (7,800 km 2). It includes the town of Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon Village. [6] Havasu Creek starts out above the canyon wall as a small trickle of snow run-off and rain water.
This is a list of notable lakes and reservoirs located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Many of the lakes listed here contain game fish and are managed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Some may dry out or freeze out fish, and require seasonal restocking. Most lakes will not allow large motorboats.
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Bartlett Lake is a reservoir that was formed by the damming of the Verde River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is downstream and to the south of Horseshoe Reservoir. Constructed in 1936–39 by the Salt River Project, the Bartlett Dam and reservoir were named for Bill Bartlett, a government surveyor.
The San Pedro River is a northward-flowing stream originating about 10 miles (16 km) south of the international border south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, in Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico. The river starts at the confluence of other streams (Las Nutrias and El Sauz) just east of Sauceda, Cananea. [3] Within Arizona, the river flows 140 miles ...
Havasu Falls is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Supai. It is the most famous and visited of the various falls along Havasu Creek. It consists of one main chute that drops over a 90-to-100-foot (27 to 30 m) vertical cliff into a series of plunge pools. High calcium carbonate concentration in the water creates a vivid blue-green color and forms ...
The Gila River (/ ˈhiːlə /; O'odham [Pima]: Keli Akimel or simply Akimel, Quechan: Haa Siʼil, Maricopa language: Xiil[ 4 ]) is a 649-mile-long (1,044 km) [ 2 ] tributary of the Colorado River flowing through New Mexico and Arizona in the United States. The river drains an arid watershed of nearly 60,000 square miles (160,000 km 2) that lies ...
Salt River (Arizona) The Salt River (Spanish: Río Salado, O'odham [Pima]: Onk Akimel, Yavapai: Hakanyacha or Hakathi:, Maricopa language: Va Shly'ay[5]) is a river in Gila and Maricopa counties in Arizona, United States, that is the largest tributary of the Gila River. [2] The river is about 200 miles (320 km) long. [6]
Designated. August 28, 1984. The Verde River (Yavapai: Haka'he:la) is a major tributary of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is about 170 miles (270 km) long [4] and carries a mean flow of 602 cubic feet per second (17.0 m 3 /s) at its mouth. It is one of the largest perennial streams in Arizona.