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The Black River is a 114-mile-long (183 km) [3] river in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of Arizona. It forms south of the town of Greer and west of the towns of Nutrioso and Alpine . The river flows southwest then northwest to meet the White River west of Fort Apache .
Guadalupe Canyon Creek, tributary to the San Bernardino River joins it at just below Dieciocho de Augusto, Sonora. Whitewater Draw : originally considered the upper reach of the Rio de Agua Prieta , it enters Mexico as the head of Rio de Agua Prieta, which runs southward then southeast to join the Rio de San Bernardino , at La Junta de los Rios ...
The Salt River is fed by numerous perennial streams that start as springs and seeps along the Mogollon Rim and in the White Mountains. The Salt River is perennial from its tributary headwaters to Granite Reef Diversion Dam near Mesa. [2] From the Black and White confluence, the Salt River flows generally west and southwest.
The Black River Bridge near Carrizo, Arizona was funded in 1911 and built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] It spans the Black River, bringing an army road, now Indian Route 9, over the river from Fort Apache to the railroad at the former town of Rice, Arizona (which is now within San Carlos, Arizona).
Between 1915 and 1983, an estimated 81 million acre feet of groundwater was pumped in the vicinity of Phoenix, to complement surface water from the Salt River, Verde River and Agua Fria River. In urban areas, groundwater is now mainly recharged from excess irrigation, urban surface runoff , canal seepage and years of higher than average rainfall.
The Gila and Salt River Meridian intersects the initial point [clarification needed] on the south side of the Gila River, opposite the mouth of Salt River, at latitude 33° 22′ 37.82733″ north, longitude 112° 18′ 21.99931″ west from Greenwich based on NAD 83, and governs the surveys in the territory of Arizona.
Tonto Creek in Arizona just after Horton Creek joins with Tonto Creek. Tonto Creek is a 72.5-mile-long (116.7 km) [3] stream located in the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona on the north edge of the Tonto National Forest. The closest town, Payson, is 18 miles (29 km) away. Tonto Creek is a stream that flows year round, starting just ...
The Big Sandy River flows year-round (perennial flow) south of the Signal Ghost Town site and intermittently above this site. [5] [6] In the period of 2007–2016, the surface water flow of the Big Sandy at the USGS monitoring site at the Signal Ghost Town ranged from a minimum of 22 US gallons (83 L) per second to a maximum output of nearly 524,000 US gallons (1,980,000 L) per second during ...