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Verde River

American  
[vur-dee, ver‑] / ˈvɜr di, ˈvɛr‑ /
  1. a river in central Arizona, flowing SE to the Salt River. 190 miles (306 km) long.


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It also gets about 15% of its supply from Salt and Verde River surface supplies, delivered by the quasi-public utility the Salt River Project.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Faith Moore, 16, was found dead alongside the Verde River near Cottonwood following a massive four-day search that involved hundreds of community members and multiple law enforcement agencies, Cottonwood police announced at a press conference.

From Fox News • Jul. 29, 2021

Rep. Isabella Greenway and Interior Secretary Harold Ickes in protest of the revocation of a $4 million allotment which had been promised for construction of a dam on the Verde River.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2015

“Groundwater pumping can reduce the stream flow and eventually dry up the streams,” Buschatzke said, nodding to the scientific consensus and at least one federal study that documented the phenomenon on Arizona’s Verde River.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2015

On the upper Jaina and on the Verde River there are still persons who make their living by washing gold from the river sands.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Schoenrich, Otto