Gila River, New Mexico

Gila River, New Mexico
Facts & Features

The Gila ("Hee-la") River is the last of the Southwest's major free-flowing rivers.

The river is a major waterway for New Mexico, although flows (and especially navigable flows) are rare. It usually runs in the early to late spring, when snows melt in the Black, Mimbres, Elk, Mangas and Mongollon Mountains of Gila and Apache National Forests in far western New Mexico.

The Gila river begins as four forks (North Fork, Middle Fork, East Fork and South Fork) north of Silver City and west of Truth of Consequences. From its headwaters, the Gila River flows west through Safford, Florence, Glendale and Yuma, then into California along the Mexico border to the Colorado River.

For more information about The Gila River, please visit GILA Conservation Coalition official web site.

Gila River, New Mexico
The Gila Riparian Preserve

The Gila Riparian Preserve protects more than 1000 acres of the Southwest's fragile riparian habitat and the verdant gallery woodland along the Gila River. For more information about the Gila Riparian Preserve please call the New Mexico Chapter at (505) 988-3867.

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Gila River, New Mexico
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Note: Gila Trout Waters are partially closed for fishing. Only fathead minnows may be used as bait in the Gila River.

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Gila River, New Mexico
Lake Map & Directions

North of Silver City and west of Truth of Consequences.

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