Havasu Creek
Havasu Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Arizona associated with the Havasupai people. It is a tributary to the Colorado River, which it enters in the Grand Canyon.
Havasu Creek | |
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Travertine formations | |
Location of the mouth of Havasu Creek in Arizona | |
Etymology | ha "water" + vasu "blue-green" |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Coconino |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Havasupai Indian Reservation |
• location | Havasu Springs |
• coordinates | 36°13′00″N 112°41′13″W |
• elevation | 3,260 ft (990 m) |
Mouth | Colorado River |
• location | Havasu Rapids, Grand Canyon |
• coordinates | 36°18′28″N 112°45′43″W |
• elevation | 2,093 ft (638 m) |
Discharge | |
• minimum | 1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) |
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