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, ~ ~~ · · CHECKLIST~, . OF ARIZONA'S " I, ■ • II e • • ■ II .. 'I, " • I • • • .. " l ill ■ I I, . - II .. p I PUBLIC.. ·FISHING WATERS, FEB. 8 LS1 ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT ff • I , ~ , r. J PLANNING BRANCH - DECEMBER 1980 • Pn~t,; ,., .. 0, .1 o~ )23 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION • . • • . • . • . • . • . • . • 1 RIVER AND STREAM SPORT FISHERIES ...•..... ......•.....• 4 LAKE AND RESERVOIR SPORT FISHERIES ..•.....•..•......... 26 RIVER AND STREAM POTENTIAL SPORT FISHERIES ..•..•..•.... 37 LAKE AND RESERVOIR POTENTIAL SPORT FISHERIES .•..•...... 42 PRESENT URBAN FISHING WATERS. • . • . • . • . • • 45 POTENTIAL URBAN FISHING WATERS ..•..•..•..•.....•.....•. 48 STATE MAP OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE .••.•..•.••..•..•.•. 50 INTRODUCTION The following is a checklist of the publio sport fishing waters in Arizona. Included are the major streams and lakes which contain one or more species of game fish and are freely open to the general public. Not included are those fishing wate~s on private land which are not open to the public and those occurring on Indian Reservations. It is recog­ nized that there may be numerous stock ponds which have received unreported stockings and small streams with wild fish populations which have been inadvertently overlooked. The checklist is presented under two major headings: Rivers and Streams, and Lakes and Reservoirs. Identified are 149 rivers and streams and 165 lakes and reservoirs which pre­ sently provide sport fisheries. An additional 35 streams (210 linear miles) and 35 lakes (220 surface acres), identified as having potential for development as a sport fishery, are listed separately. The unique nature of urban fishing waters has warranted a separate listing, even though they are also included in the general listing of Lakes and Reservoirs. Streams with the same name are differentiated by adding the name of the stream to which they are a t~ibutary. For example, Sycamore Creek, which drains into the Verde River, is identified as Sycamore Creek-Verde, distinguishing it from the Sycamore Creek which drains into the Agua Fria River (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria). Some of the 149 identified rivers and streams are subdivided into two or more manage­ ment "reaches" (segments) due to landownership or biological and geographical factors which r equire s ignific a n t diffe r enc e s i n managment. The r esul t is 1 96 s t r eam management r eaches and 11 canals . I n f ormation f or each str eam i ncludes the beginning and ending points (latitude and longit ude ± 7½") for each management ~each known to contain a sport fishery, and the estimated number of stream miles . A digital drainage system r eference number and the number of the game management unit in which the sport fishery occurs is also included . Sunmary of Listed River and Stream Present Sport Fisheries Number of Streams Number of Mgmt. Reaches Number Fishable Miles Sport Fishery Type In-State Colo. River Total In-State Colo. River Total In -State Colo. River Total Cold Water Streams 134 l 135 150 4 154 l ,236 315 l , 551 (Trout) Cool Water Streams 5 5 5 5 95 95 (Sm. Bass) Warm Water Streams 18 l 19 28 9 37 766 276 1,042 (Lm. Bass, Catfish) Canals (Yuma) 11 n 11 11 (Tilapia, Catfish) TOTAL 168* 2* 170* 194 13 207 2,097 591 2,688 *Total is greater than the actual 149 streams represented due to some streams having both cold and warm water management reaches . - 2 - Lake and reservoir locations (latitude and longitude ± 7½") are given for either the dam (major reservoirs) or the middle of the water body (most other lakes). Average sur~ face acreages were estimated realizing that water levels are dynamic and may fluctuate widely. The game management unit in which the lake occurs is also noted. In addition to the 56 cold water (trout} lakes listed below, 7 in- state and 2 Colorado River "warm water" lakes (2 7 226 and 136,500 acres} are stocked with trout on a seasonal basis . A state map of latitude and longitude is included. Summary of Listed Lake and Reservoir Present Sport Fisheries Number of Average Surface Acres Sport Fishery Type Lakes Tn-State Colo. River Total Cold Water Lakes (Trout) 56 3,084 3,084 Cool Water Lakes (Pike) 7 2,388 2,388 Warm Water Lakes (Lm.Bass) 102* 34,132* 319,810** 353,942 TOTAL 165 39,604 319,810 359,414 * Includes 22 (159 acres) urban lakes ** Includes Lake Powell (160,000 acres) - 3 - RIVER AND STREAM SPORT FISHERIES DIGITAL LENGTH GAME NAME REFERENCE FROM: (Lat./Long.) TO: (Lat./Long.) (miles J MGMT. UNIT ASH CREEK 611. 20 Upper Reach Hegdwaters (Mill) Foothi 11 s 4.0 31 32 43'00 11 /109°54'15 11 32°45' 45 11 /109°52' l 511 Lower Reach Foothills Ev ns Pond 5.0 31 32°45'45 11 /109°52 1 15 11 32 849'15 11 /109°51'15 11 BARBERSHOP CANYON CR. 614.044 Headwaters Ea t Clear Creek 15.8 5A 34°25'00 11 /111°12 1 15 11 34 333·00 11 1111 °09 •45 11 BASIN CREEK 611.035155 Hegdwaters W. Fork Black River 4.0 l 11 11 11 11 33 54'45 /109°26'45 33053 I 15 /109°28 I 15 BEAR CREEK 611.03512 Headwaters Black River 3.9 27 33°40'45 11 /109°21 1 45 11 33043 • 30'11 /109°22 1 30 11 BEAR CANYON CREEK - 614.0451 95 Road Crossing Blue Ridge Re . 2.5 5A BLUE RIDGE 34°30'30 11 /111°12'00 11 34°32 1 15 11 /lll 012 1 15 11 BEAR CANYON CREEK - 614.0412 Bear Canyon Lake Mule Crossing 2 .1 4A WILLOW 34o24•30 11 ;111°00•00 11 34°27'15 11 /111°00 1 00 11 BEAR WALLOW CREEK 611.03504 N.&S. Fork Junction San Carlos I.R.(M.P.19½) 4.8 27 33°36'00 11 /109°27'00 11 33°37'45 11 /109°29 1 45 11 BEAR WALLOW CREEK, 611.035041 Headwaters N.&S. Fork Junction 2.9 27 NORTH FORK 33°35'30 11 /109°24'30 11 33°36'00 11 /109°27'00 11 - 4 - DIGITAL LENGTH GAME NAME REFERENC E FROM: {Lat./Long.) TO: (Lat./Long.) (miles) MGMT. UNIT BEAR WALLOW CREEK, 611.035042 Headwaters N.&S. Fork Junction 2.0 27 SOUTH FORK 33°34'45"/109°26'00" 33°36'00 11 /109°27'00 11 BEAVER CREEK 611 . 03513 Headwaters Black River 10.4 27 33°42'00"/109°14'45" 33°43'45"/109°21'15" (WET) BEAVER CREEK 611 .03218 Upper Reach Springs Lake Montezuma 14 .9 6A 34°41 '15 11 /111°34'30 11 34°38' 45 ;'/l 11°45' 45 11 Lower Reach Lake Montezuma Verde River 16 .0 6A 34°38'45"/111°45'45" 34o34' 30''/ll l 0 51 ' 30'' BIG CANYON CREEK 640.022 Headwaters (SBg.) Foothi 11 s 2.9 31 32°40'00"/109 52 1 30 11 32°38'00 11 /109°53'00 11 BILL WILLIAMS RIVER 612 Alamo Dam Lake Havasu 36.1 44A 34°13'45"/113°36'15" 34°17'30"/114°04'30" BILLY CREEK 614.0822 Headwaters Show Low Creek 0.5 3B 11 11 11 11 34°09'45 /109°58'45 34°10 I 15 /109°58 I 45 BLACK RIVER 611.0350 E.&W. Fork Jusction Fort ApacheI.R.(M.P.18) 30.0 1,27 11 11 11 33o45 I 00"/109 21 I 45 33°39'15 /109°29'45 BLACK RIVER, 611.03514 Three Forks E.&W. Fork Junction 7.7 1 ,27 EAST FORK 33°51'15"/109°18'45" 33o45•00 11 /109°21 1 45 11 BLACK RIVER, 611.035145 Headwaters Three Forks 11.1 1 N. FORK OF E. FORK 33°55'15 11 /109°23'00 11 33°51 '15"/109°19'00" BLACK RIVER, 611.03515 Fort Apache I.R.(M.P. 1) E.&W. Fork Junction 16.5 1 11 11 11 11 WEST FORK 33o54 I 15 /109°29 I 45 33°45'00 /109°21'45 - 5 - DIGITAL LENGTH GAME NAME REF ERENCE FROM: (Lat ./Long.) TO: (Lat./Long.) (miles) MGMT. UNIT BLUE RIVER 611. 072 Upper Reach N.M. Border (M.P.227) H.U. Bar Box 33 .5 27 33°43'00"/109°02 1 45 11 33°25 1 15"/109°11 1 15 11 ·BOGGY CREEK 611.035112 Headwaters Centerfi re Creek 6.5 l 33°48 1 30"/109°29 1 30 11 33°44 1 30"/109°26 1 30 11 BONEYARD CREEK 611.035146 Williams Valley Three Forks 6.8 l 1 1 11 11 11 33°52 15"/109°14 30 33°51 I 15 /109°19 I 00 BONITA CREEK - VERDE 611.03212411 He dwaters Control Road 2.9 22 8 1 11 1 11 11 34 24 00"/111 °12 I 45 34°22 00 ;111°14'00 BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK 610. 18 He dwaters Colorado River 12. 9 12A 8 11 11 1 11 1 11 36 13 I 15 ;112°00 I 45 36°06 00 /112°os 30 BUCK SPRINGS CANYON 614.0421 Guard Station Leonard Canyon Creek 5.4 SA CREEK 34°26 1 45 11 /111°08 1 15 11 34°28 1 45"/111°05'30 11 BUCKALOU CREEK 611.0721321 Headwaters Castle Creek 0.7 27 11 1 11 1 11 11 33°42'45 /109°09 30 33043 30 /109°09 I 15 BURRO CREEK 612.021 Kaiser Spring Wash Big Sandy River 7.4 16A 34°33'30 11 /113°29 1 45 11 34 32 1 15"/113°34 1 30 11 CAMPBELL BLUE CREEK 611 .
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