San Francisco River (Gila River tributary)

The Park Avenue Bridge over the San Francisco River in Clifton, Arizona

The San Francisco River is a 159-mile-long (256 km)[1] river in the southwest United States,[2] the largest tributary of the Upper Gila River. It originates near Alpine, Arizona and flows into New Mexico before reentering Arizona and joining the Gila downstream from Clifton.

See also[edit]

Map of the Gila River watershed including the San Francisco river

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Francisco River

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32°58′34″N 109°22′19″W / 32.9761743°N 109.3720169°W / 32.9761743; -109.3720169