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The Santa Cruz River east of Nogales just after re-entering the United States from Mexico. The Santa Cruz has its headwaters in the high intermontane grasslands of the San Rafael Valley to the southeast of Patagonia, Arizona, between the Canelo Hills to the east and the Patagonia Mountains to the west, just north of the international border.
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in south Arizona. The national heritage area covers 3,300 square miles of the watershed of the Santa Cruz River to protect and honor the areas natural environment, culture, and historic sites. [1] It includes land in both Pima County and Santa Cruz County. [2]
Sonoita Creek is a tributary stream of the Santa Cruz River in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.It originates near and takes its name from the abandoned Pima mission in the high valley near Sonoita.
The Santa Cruz River of New Mexico is a tributary of the Rio Grande at Española, New Mexico. The Santa Cruz River valley is the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, a mission chapel built by early Spanish colonists of the Santa Fe area. [1] [2] Santa Cruz River at NM 98 below the Rio Quemado confluence, looking east
The Cañada del Oro ultimately feeds into the Santa Cruz River just northwest of Tucson, the principal watershed channel in the Tucson valley. Historically, the Cañada del Oro was the focus of significant interest in gold mining , beginning with Spanish explorers in the 17th century.
Brawley Wash is an ephemeral stream, tributary to the Santa Cruz River, located in Pima County. Its source is in the Altar Valley between the Sierrita and Coyote Mountains at 31°58′20″N 111°23′29″W / 31.97222°N 111.39139°W / 31.97222; -111.39139 , at the confluence of the Altar and Alambre washes along Arizona State ...
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The San Vicente Creek watershed drains 4,500 acres (18 km 2). [6] Its waters rise at 2,520 feet (770 m) elevation just north of and below the peak of Ben Lomond Mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The creek descends the west-facing slopes of the mountains, picking up one major tributary, Mill Creek.