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Gila River at Komatke, Arizona, in the Gila River Indian Community, just south of Phoenix. The only major dam on the Gila River is Coolidge Dam, 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Globe, Arizona, which forms San Carlos Lake.
Jun 7, 2024 · Gila River, river rising in southwestern New Mexico, U.S., in the Elk Mountains, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. The river, draining 58,100 sq miles (150,500 sq km), flows 630 miles (1,015 km) west and southwest over desert land to the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona.
The Gila River Valley is a multi-sectioned valley of the Gila River, located primarily in Arizona. The Gila River forms in western New Mexico and flows west across southeastern, south-central, and southwestern Arizona; it changes directions as it progresses across the state, and defines specific areas and valleys.
May 15, 2023 · How to visit the Gila Wilderness. Tucked beyond New Mexican mountain ranges, the nation’s first official wilderness area offers a rugged, ancient world of hidden canyons. Zack Crockett, a ...
The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) (O'odham language: Keli Akimel Oʼotham, meaning "Gila River People", Maricopa language: Pee-Posh) is an Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona, lying adjacent to the south side of the cities of Chandler and Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Pinal and Maricopa counties. The Gila ...
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Renowned for its high quality bird habitat and populations of unusual species like the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, threatened Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Common Black-Hawk, Montezuma Quail, and Elf Owl, the upper Gila is a unique recreational attraction.
Jun 1, 2022 · Gila River. Frequently referred to as southern New Mexico’s lifeblood, the Gila River persists as the state’s last free-flowing river and one of the Western United States’ longest rivers. Despite the many continuous threats, this iconic natural feature of the American Southwest is highly biodiverse.
May 31, 2023 · The 649-mile Gila River begins in southwestern New Mexico and flows to Yuma, Arizona.
Nestled under a blue desert sky, the Gila River Indian Community has lived in the Sonoran desert for centuries. This region of land has been home to two distinct tribes—the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee-Posh (Maricopa).
