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1610:Sabino Creek
1600:Molino Creek
1585:Brawley Wash
1557:Silver Creek
1552:Puerco River
1537:Laguña Creek
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1484:Kingman Wash
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1254:Horton Creek
1239:Fossil Creek
1224:Cherry Creek
1219:Canyon Creek
1214:Canyon Creek
1151:Havasu Creek
1146:Fossil Creek
1113:Steins Creek
1088:Dragoon Wash
1083:Bonita Creek
1050:Walker Creek
1040:Puerco River
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1739:Verde River
1572:Pima County
1562:White River
1532:Clear Creek
1517:Black River
1436:Verde River
1355:Eagle Creek
1345:Black River
1312:Black River
1279:White River
1274:Tonto Creek
1206:Gila County
1196:Verde River
1181:Rio de Flag
1176:Paria River
1161:Kanab Creek
1020:Chinle Wash
1005:Black River
1000:Black Creek
883:Works cited
573:vertebrates
541:cottonwoods
526:caddisflies
495:brown trout
405:. Both the
395:Fort Apache
391:White River
363:Black River
262: /
250:110°13′32″W
230:Gila County
226:White River
180: /
168:109°21′46″W
35:Black River
24:Black River
1792:Categories
1777:Tyson Wash
1762:Gila River
1648:Gila River
1431:Salt River
1421:Gila River
1393:Tyson Wash
1378:Bouse Wash
1350:Blue River
1317:Gila River
1269:Salt River
1259:Negro Wash
1244:Gila River
1078:Black Draw
1055:Zuni River
1010:Blue River
591:References
403:Gila River
399:Salt River
371:U.S. state
293:Basin size
247:33°44′20″N
213:Salt River
165:33°45′03″N
1307:Ash Creek
1171:Oak Creek
549:saltcedar
305:Discharge
906:59003378
735:July 13,
710:July 13,
663:March 8,
579:See also
565:mallards
557:muskrats
445:Greenlee
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383:Nutrioso
115:Greenlee
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902:OCLC
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