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Gila River
Sign in to saveAlso known as Akee-mull, Apache de Gila, Brazo de Miraflores, Cina`ahuwipi, Hah-quah-sa eel, Hela River, Jila River, Rio Azul
river in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arizona
- Source
- Confluence of East and West Forks
- Location
- Grant County , New Mexico
- Coordinates
- 33°10′47″N 108°12′22″W / 33.17972°N 108.20611°W / 33.17972; -108.20611
- Elevation
- 5,551 ft (1,692 m)
- Mouth
- Colorado River
- Length
- 649 mi (1,044 km)
- Basin size
- 58,200 sq mi (151,000 km )
- Average
- 247 cu ft/s (7.0 m /s)
- Minimum
- 0 cu ft/s (0 m /s)
- Maximum
- 200,000 cu ft/s (5,700 m /s)
- Left
- San Simon River , San Pedro River , Santa Cruz River
- Right
- San Francisco River , Salt River , Agua Fria River , Hassayampa River
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Gila River (/ˈhiːlə/ HEE-lə; O'odham [Pima]: Keli Akimel or simply Akimel, Quechan: Haa Siʼil, Maricopa language: Xiil) is a 649-mile-long (1,044 km) tributary of the Colorado River flowing through New Mexico and Arizona in the United States. The river drains an arid watershed of nearly 60,000 square miles (160,000 km) that lies mostly within the U.S., but also extends into northern Sonora, Mexico.
Indigenous peoples have lived along the river for at least 2,000 years, establishing complex agricultural societies before European exploration of the region began in the 16th century. European Americans did not permanently settle the Gila River watershed until the mid-19th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gila River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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