Salt River

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The Salt River is a significant river in central Arizona that flows through the Phoenix metropolitan area and serves as a major source of water and recreation in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
crosses Sonoran Desert
flowsThrough Gila County, Arizona
surface form: Gila County

Maricopa County, Arizona
surface form: Maricopa County

Phoenix metropolitan area
flowsWestwardFrom eastern Arizona
hasDam Horse Mesa Dam
Mormon Flat Dam
Roosevelt Dam
Stewart Mountain Dam
hasEcosystemType riparian habitat
hasLengthApprox 200 miles
hasRecreationArea Salt River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Salt River Recreation (lower Salt River)
historicallyAssociatedWith Hohokam canals
historicallyUsedFor agricultural irrigation
impounds Apache Lake
Canyon Lake
Roosevelt Lake
Saguaro Lake
locatedIn Arizona
central Arizona
majorRiverFor Phoenix metropolitan area
majorSourceOf irrigation water
municipal water supply for Phoenix area
managedBy Salt River Project
mouthOfWaterBody Gila River
nearbyCity Mesa, Arizona
surface form: Mesa

Phoenix
Scottsdale, Arizona
surface form: Scottsdale

Tempe
partOf Colorado River Basin
region southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
sourceRegion White Mountains
eastern Arizona
supports desert wildlife
tributaryOf Gila River
usedFor boating
fishing
rafting
recreation
tubing
watercourseThrough Tonto National Forest
waterSourceFor Mesa, Arizona
surface form: Mesa

Phoenix
Scottsdale, Arizona
surface form: Scottsdale

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Horse Mesa Dam locatedOnWaterway Salt River
Horse Mesa Dam river Salt River
Horse Mesa Dam impounds Salt River
Stewart Mountain Dam impounds Salt River
Stewart Mountain Dam watercourseUpstream Salt River
this entity surface form: Salt River above Saguaro Lake
Stewart Mountain Dam watercourseDownstream Salt River
this entity surface form: Salt River below Saguaro Lake
Canyon Lake locatedOnRiver Salt River
Canyon Lake partOf Salt River
this entity surface form: Salt River reservoir system
Canyon Lake watercourse Salt River
Apache Lake locatedOnRiver Salt River
Apache Lake partOf Salt River
this entity surface form: Salt River reservoir system
Apache Lake watercourse Salt River
Apache Lake outflow Salt River