Historical Geomorphology of the Verde River

Pearthree, P.A.

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Pearthree, P.A., 1996, Historical Geomorphology of the Verde River. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-96-13, 10 p.

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The Verde River drainage is a major river system that heads in Big Chino Valley in north central Arizona, flows generally southeast through the rugged terrain of central Arizona, and empties into the Salt River east of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is unusual in Arizona because much the main channel of the Verde River is perennial for much its length. Data summarized in this report were gathered to aid in the assessment of the navigability of the Verde River in February, 1912, when Arizona became a State. These investigations were conducted in cooperation with CH2MHill and were funded by the Arizona State Land Department. The purposes of this report are to (1) outline the geologic and geomorphic framework of the Verde River, (2) to describe the physical character of the channel of the Verde River, and (3) to evaluate how channel morphology and position have changed in the past century.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10150/629788

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OFR-96-13

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North Bounding Coordinate

34.848

South Bounding Coordinate

33.6767

West Bounding Coordinate

-112.731

East Bounding Coordinate

-111.885

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