Clear Creek (Little Colorado River Tributary)
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Clear Creek (Little Colorado River Tributary)
Clear Creek drains the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona. It flows through the Navajo Nation to Clear Creek Reservoir in Winslow, Arizona, and then to its confluence with the Little Colorado River. East Clear Creek is a tributary. Dammed in the 1930s, the reservoir and canyon afford various recreational opportunities, including fishing, swimming, boating, cliff diving, and rock climbing. See also * List of rivers of Arizona List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Colorado River *Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstr ... References Rivers of Arizona Geography of the Navajo Nation {{Arizona-river-stub ...
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Mogollon Rim
The Mogollon Rim ( or or ) is a topographical and geological feature cutting across the northern half of the U.S. state of Arizona. It extends approximately , starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border with New Mexico.The Mogollon Rim is not to be confused with the Mogollon Mountains in New Mexico located somewhat east of the eastern end of the Rim. The official estimate of the eastern end is near Show Low, AZ, Show Low, although some sources extend it farther east. See It forms the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona. Description The Rim is an escarpment defining the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau. Its central and most spectacular portions are characterized by high cliffs of limestone and sandstone, namely the Kaibab Limestone and Coconino Sandstone cliffs. The escarpment was created by erosion and geologic fault, faulting, cutting dramatic canyons into it, including Fossil Creek Canyon and Pine Canyon. The na ...
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Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native American reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah; at roughly , the Navajo Nation is the largest land area held by a Native American tribe in the U.S., exceeding ten U.S. states. In 2010, the reservation was home to 173,667 out of 332,129 Navajo tribal members; the remaining 158,462 tribal members lived outside the reservation, in urban areas (26 percent), border towns (10 percent), and elsewhere in the U.S. (17 percent). The seat of government is located in Window Rock, Arizona. The United States gained ownership of this territory in 1848 after acquiring it in the Mexican-American War. The reservation was within New Mexico Territory and straddled what became the Arizona-New Mexico border in 1912, when the states were admitted to the union. Unlike many reservations, it has expanded several times since ...
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Clear Creek Reservoir
Clear Creek Reservoir is located in the town of Winslow, Arizona, which is in Navajo County. It is fed by Clear Creek and drains to the Little Colorado River. Fish species * Rainbow trout – stocked once per year by Arizona Game and Fish Department * Carp * Sunfish * Channel Catfish * Largemouth Bass The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, bu ... External links Arizona Fishing Locations MapArizona Boating Locations Facilities MapVideo of Clear Creek Reservoir References * {{authority control Reservoirs in Navajo County, Arizona Reservoirs in Arizona ...
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Winslow, Arizona
Winslow ( nv, ) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,655. It is approximately southeast of Flagstaff, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and southeast of Las Vegas. History Winslow was named for either Edward F. Winslow, president of St. Louis and San Francisco Rail Road, which owned half of the old Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, or Tom Winslow, a prospector who lived in the area. The last Harvey House (La Posada Hotel), designed by Mary Colter, opened in 1930. The hotel closed in 1957 and was used by the Santa Fe Railway for offices. The railroad abandoned La Posada in 1994 and announced plans to tear it down. It was bought and restored by Allan Affeldt and it serves as a hotel. U.S. Route 66 was originally routed through the city. A contract to build Interstate 40 as a bypass north of Winslow was awarded at the end of 1977. I-40 replaced U.S. Route 66 in Arizona in its entirety. Winslow ach ...
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Little Colorado River
The Little Colorado River () is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, providing the principal drainage from the Painted Desert region. Together with its major tributary, the Puerco River, it drains an area of about in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. Although it stretches almost , only the headwaters and the lowermost reaches flow year-round. Between St. Johns and Cameron, most of the river is a wide, braided wash, only containing water after heavy snowmelt or flash flooding. The lower is known as the Little Colorado River Gorge and forms one of the largest arms of the Grand Canyon, at over deep where it joins the Colorado near Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park. An overlook of the gorge is a Navajo Nation Tribal Park. Course The river rises as two forks in the White Mountains of mid-eastern Arizona, in Apache County. The West Fork starts in a valley on the north flank of Mount Baldy at an elevation of nearly , while the East For ...
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East Clear Creek
East Clear Creek is located in the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona. The closest town Winslow is away. Kinder Crossing on the creek derived its name from Runyon C. Kinder, who herded sheep in the area during the 1880s. The crossing lends its name to Kinder Crossing Trail, a hiking route along the creek. Other crossings with trails include Horse Crossing, Jones Crossing and Mack Crossing. Location ;Mouth: Confluence with Clear Creek (Little Colorado River tributary), Coconino County, Arizona: ;Source: Coconino County, Arizona Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai p ...: Fish species * Rainbow Trout * Brown Trout * Brook Trout General information * Fishable miles: 34 References * External links Arizona Fishing Locations MapWhere to Fish in Arizona Spec ...
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List Of Rivers Of Arizona
List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Colorado River *Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstream) ** Gila River—(downstream-to-upstream) ***San Cristobal Wash ***Tenmile Wash ***Centennial Wash (Maricopa County) ***Hassayampa River ***Agua Fria River ****Ironwood Wash **** New River *****Rock Springs Wash *****Skunk Creek ******Scatter Wash *** Salt River ****Arizona Canal ****Grand Canal (Phoenix) ****Verde River *****Fossil Creek ***** Oak Creek ***** Granite Creek ****Tonto Creek **** White River **** Black River *** Santa Cruz River **** Santa Rosa Wash **** Cañada del Oro **** Madera Canyon, Madera Creek ****Brawley Wash ***** Altar Wash ***** Alambre Wash ***** Arivaca Creek **** Rillito River ***** Tanque Verde Creek ****** Sabino Creek ******Agua Caliente Wash ******* Molino Creek ***** Pantano Wash ****** Rincon Cr ...
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Rivers Of Arizona
List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Colorado River *Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstream) ** Gila River—(downstream-to-upstream) ***San Cristobal Wash ***Tenmile Wash ***Centennial Wash (Maricopa County) ***Hassayampa River ***Agua Fria River ****Ironwood Wash **** New River *****Rock Springs Wash *****Skunk Creek ******Scatter Wash *** Salt River ****Arizona Canal ****Grand Canal (Phoenix) ****Verde River *****Fossil Creek ***** Oak Creek ***** Granite Creek ****Tonto Creek **** White River **** Black River *** Santa Cruz River **** Santa Rosa Wash **** Cañada del Oro **** Madera Canyon, Madera Creek ****Brawley Wash ***** Altar Wash ***** Alambre Wash ***** Arivaca Creek **** Rillito River ***** Tanque Verde Creek ****** Sabino Creek ******Agua Caliente Wash ******* Molino Creek ***** Pantano Wash ****** Rincon Cr ...
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