The San Francisco River is a
river in the
southwest
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United States,
the largest tributary of the Upper
Gila River
The Gila River (; O'odham ima Keli Akimel or simply Akimel, Quechan: Haa Siʼil, Maricopa language: Xiil) is a tributary of the Colorado River flowing through New Mexico and Arizona in the United States. The river drains an arid watershed of n ...
. It originates near Alpine, Arizona and flows into New Mexico before reentering Arizona and joining the Gila downstream from
Clifton.
See also
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List of Arizona rivers
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 ...
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List of New Mexico rivers
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List of tributaries of the Colorado River
The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River.
Tributary tree
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References
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San Francisco River
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Rivers of Arizona
Rivers of New Mexico
Rivers of Greenlee County, Arizona
Rivers of Apache County, Arizona
Tributaries of the Gila River
Rivers of Catron County, New Mexico