Verde River | |
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![]() Near Clarkdale along Sycamore Canyon Road | |
![]() Verde River watershed (Interactive map) | |
Native name | Haka'he:la (Yavapai) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Yavapai, Gila, Maricopa |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sullivan Lake |
• location | near Paulden, Yavapai County |
• coordinates | 34°51′50″N 112°27′39″W / 34.86389°N 112.46083°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,354 ft (1,327 m)[2] |
Mouth | Salt River |
• location | near Fountain Hills, Maricopa County |
• coordinates | 33°32′49″N 111°39′38″W / 33.54694°N 111.66056°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m)[1] |
Length | 170 mi (270 km) |
Basin size | 6,615 sq mi (17,130 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | near Scottsdale, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the mouth[3] |
• average | 602 cu ft/s (17.0 m3/s)[3] |
• minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
• maximum | 127,000 cu ft/s (3,600 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Sycamore Creek, Oak Creek, Wet Beaver Creek, West Clear Creek, Fossil Creek, East Verde River |
• right | Granite Creek |
Type | Wild, Scenic |
Designated | August 28, 1984 |
The Verde River (Yavapai: Haka'he:la) is a major tributary of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is about 170 miles (270 km) long[4] and carries a mean flow of 602 cubic feet per second (17.0 m3/s) at its mouth. It is one of the largest perennial streams in Arizona.[4]