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Der Gila River ist ein Fluss im Südwesten der Vereinigten Staaten. Er entspringt in New Mexico und mündet nach 1044 km bei Yuma im US-Bundesstaat Arizona in den Colorado River. Der Fluss wurde 1848 im Vertrag von Guadalupe-Hidalgo als Grenze zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und Mexiko festgelegt und erfüllte diese Funktion bis 1853, als mit ...
The Gila River has its source in western New Mexico, in Sierra County on the western slopes of the Continental Divide in the Black Range. It flows southwest through the Gila National Forest, the Gila Wilderness, and the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, then westward into Arizona, past the town of Safford.
Gila River, river rising in southwestern New Mexico, U.S., in the Elk Mountains, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. The river, draining 58,100 sq miles (150,500 sq km), flows 630 miles (1,015 km) west and southwest over desert land to the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona.
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The West Fork, Middle Fork, and much of the East Fork of the Gila River sit in the shadows of the Black Range along the Continental Divide and the rugged Mogollon Mountains looming at elevations upwards of 10,000 feet in the Gila Wilderness. Surrounded by a varied landscape that includes one of the worlds largest and healthiest Ponderosa Pine fores...
Renowned for its high quality bird habitat and populations of unusual species like the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, threatened Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Common Black-Hawk, Montezuma Quail and Elf Owl, the upper Gila is a unique recreational attraction. The surrounding wilderness offers fishing for native trout, hunting, backpacking, horse...
Few people realize that the Gila is one of the longest rivers in the West. Thats because its typically drained dry before getting halfway through its 500-mile voyage west to the Colorado River near Yuma, AZ. Once navigable by large riverboats from its mouth nearly to Phoenix, the Gila below Phoenix today crosses the Gila River Indian Reservation as...
Up to $100 million in federal subsidies are available to New Mexico to plan and construct the project, but fatal engineering flaws discovered by a former ISC director put its price tag at two to three times the current estimate of $300-$500 million, if its feasible at all. Thats money better spent on cost-effective measures such as municipal and ag...
New Mexico is eligible for more than half of the federal subsidy to finance non-diversion alternatives to meet the future water demand of the region. The alternative is popular among state residents, 85 percent of whom support using current water supplies more wisely through conservation, new technology to help reduce wasted water, and increased re...
Learn how the Gila River, the origin of wilderness in the US, could be protected by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Discover its scenic, historic, recreational, and wildlife values, and how it supports the local economy.
15. Mai 2023 · Tucked beyond New Mexican mountain ranges, the nation’s first official wilderness area offers a rugged, ancient world of hidden canyons. Zack Crockett, a wilderness outfitter, rides along the...
1. Juni 2022 · The Gila River is a 600-mile-long river in the US states of New Mexico and Arizona, and a tributary of the Colorado River. It flows through diverse ecosystems, supports many endemic and endangered species, and has a rich human history of irrigation and exploration.
Der Gila River [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈhiːlə ˈɹɪvɚ] ist ein Fluss im Südwesten der Vereinigten Staaten. Er entspringt in New Mexico und mündet nach 1044 km[3] bei Yuma im US-Bundesstaat Arizona in den Colorado River.
