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

Map of the Gila River watershed including the San Francisco river

References

  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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