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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]
The Pescadero-Butano watershed is the largest coastal watershed between the Golden Gate and the San Lorenzo River. The watershed's two principal streams, Pescadero Creek and Butano Creek, which have their confluence in Pescadero Marsh, drain 81 square miles (210 km 2) of the Santa Cruz Mountains. [5]
The San Lorenzo River watershed drains 138 square miles (360 km 2). The Branciforte Creek watershed is a major sub-basin of the San Lorenzo catchment-basin. The Newell Creek tributary was dammed to create Loch Lomond, a reservoir which supplies drinking water to Santa Cruz, California.
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.
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.
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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