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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.
It includes land in both Pima County and Santa Cruz County. [2] Plans for a National Heritage Area in the Santa Cruz watershed began in the early 2000s, [3] and were first introduced to state legislature in 2007. [4] The area was made official in 2019 after the passing of the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. [5]
This confluence provides water for Tumacácori and Tubac and collects in the marsh lands around San Xavier del Bac downstream, to the north. The Santa Rita Mountains lie to the north and the Canelo Hills, Red Mountain and the Patagonia Mountains lie to the south. Harshaw Creek is a southern tributary which joins the Sonoita near Patagonia.
Fall Creek is a 5.5-mile-long (8.9 km) [2] southeastward-flowing stream originating on the eastern slopes of Ben Lomond Mountain in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County, before joining the San Lorenzo River, whose waters flow to Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Fall Creek is regarded as "the most important tributary stream ...
The San Marcos Springs are the headwaters of the San Marcos River. Aquarian Center was designated as a "critical habitat," subject to the Endangered Species Act, because the springs are home to the fountain darter, the Texas Blind Salamander, the San Marcos Salamander, the San Marcos gambusia, and Texas Wild Rice. The San Marcos gambusia may be ...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - An atmospheric river event that generated storm systems along the West Coast caused the partial collapse of Santa Cruz ’s wharf and damaged several boats as a surge of water ...
Santa Fe Dam: San Gabriel River: Los Angeles: United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1947: Earth: 92: 28: 30,887: 38,098 Santa Margarita Lake: Salinas Dam: Salinas River: San Luis Obispo: United States Army Corps of Engineers: 1942: Variable radius arch: 135: 41: 26,000: 32,000 Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir: Santa Rosa Creek Dam: Santa Rosa Creek ...
The Aptos Creek watershed drains 24.5 square miles (63 km 2) beginning on the southwestern slope of 2,585 feet (788 m) tall Santa Rosalia Mountain [6] in the western Santa Cruz Mountains. [7] The watershed is found inside the Coast Range Ecoregion that runs almost completely from the border of Oregon to the southernmost boundary of the Santa ...