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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]
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.
The watershed is approximately 1,300 square miles (3,400 km 2) and covers portions of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey Counties. [17] The Pajaro River mainstem begins just west of San Felipe Lake , [ 18 ] also called Upper Soap Lake, which is a permanent natural lake formed by the confluence of Pacheco Creek , Tequisquita ...
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 ...
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.
Santa Cruz River The San Rafael Valley is a high intermontane grass valley in eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona . The valley is bounded to the west by the Patagonia Mountains , to the north and northeast by the Canelo Hills and to the east by the Huachuca Mountains in Cochise County .
Reservoir Dam River County Owner Completed Type Height of dam [a] Reservoir capacity (ft) (m) (acre ft) (1,000 m 3) ; Almaden Reservoir: Almaden Dam: Alamitos Creek