Park Valley (Arizona)

The Park Valley of Arizona is a small, northwest by southeast trending valley centered on the Gila River in central-east Yuma County. The southeast border of the valley is the northern Sentinel Plain of Maricopa County which drains northwestwards toward the Gila River Valley.

Park Valley
Park Valley is located in Arizona
Park Valley
Park Valley
Length15 mi (24 km)
Width12 mi (19 km)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionGila River Valley
((northwest)-Sonoran Desert)
DistrictYuma County, Arizona
Population centers
Borders onHyder Valley-NE
Palomas Mountains-NW
San Cristobal Valley-SW
Sentinel Plain-SE
Coordinates32°47′47″N 113°32′28″W

Interstate 8 is on the south perimeter of the valley, with towns on I-8 of Dateland in the southwest, Aztec on the center-south, and further east, Sentinel on the southeast.

Tenmile Wash, of the Tenmile Wash Watershed[1] has its outfall on the Gila River on the southwest of Park Valley. The coordinates for Dateland, Arizona, on the southwest border of Park Valley are 32°47′47″N 113°32′28″W[2]

See also

References

  1. Tenmile Wash Watershed Map, cfpub.epa.gov
  2. various web links for Dateland (based on Wikipedia article Dateland) 32, 47,47-N, 113,32,28-W)
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