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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.
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 ...
The New Mexico and Arizona Railroad paralleled the Sonoita Creek for a portion of the railroad's route. The route ran from a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad in Benson , then south to Fairbank (about 13 km or 8 miles west of Tombstone ) then west to Sonoita – Patagonia and Rio Rico , then south to Nogales.
The Santa Cruz River was diverted into a man made channel away from SR 84A during construction to prevent the river from flooding the new highway in the future. [20] The first section of SR 84A between Miracle Mile (SR 84) and Congress Street opened to traffic on December 20, 1951 with the second section under construction. [21]
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]
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 Santa Rita Mountains line up to the north across the Sonoita Valley. Both the Patagonias and the Santa Ritas are east of the Santa Cruz River Valley. Arizona State Route 82 winds through the Sonoita Valley along Sonoita Creek which flows between the Santa Ritas and the Patagonias.