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The San Pedro Valley starts 10 miles (16 km) south of the United States–Mexico border and extends 140 miles (230 km) north through Arizona. The San Pedro River flows from the state of Sonora , Mexico, through Cochise, Pima, Graham, and Pinal Counties to Winkelman, Arizona.
The San Pedro River is a northward-flowing stream originating about 10 miles (16 km) south of the international border south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, in Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico. The river starts at the confluence of other streams (Las Nutrias and El Sauz) just east of Sauceda, Cananea. [ 3 ]
Shaded relief map, Arizona. This is a list of valleys of Arizona. Valleys are ordered alphabetically, by county. ... San Pedro Valley (Arizona), San Pedro River ...
San Pedro (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 32°05′00″N 111°29′17″W / 32.08333°N 111.48806°W / 32.08333; -111
One of the most important riparian areas in the United States, [3] the San Pedro River runs through the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert transition zone in southeastern Arizona. The river's stretch in the southern San Pedro Valley is home to 84 species of mammals, 14 species of fish, 41 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 100 species of ...
The Fort was sited along the San Pedro River which was a major route of travel from pre-historic times. In 1857, the Leach Wagon Road had been built to provide a freight road from New Mexico to California, [6] and part of the wagon road ran through the San Pedro valley. [7]
Beavers help keep a riparian ecosystem functioning, but on the San Pedro River, the species has struggled to maintain steady populations.
Murray Springs is located in southern Arizona near the San Pedro River and once served as a Clovis hunting camp approximately 11,000 years BP. The site is unique for the massive quantity of large megafauna processing and extensive tool making. Archaeologists identified five buried animal kills and processing locations and a Clovis camp location.