Three Forks, Arizona

Three Forks is a location in Apache County, Arizona where three forks of the Black River converge. It has an estimated elevation of 8,225 feet (2,507 m) above sea level.[1]

The Three Forks springsnail is found exclusively there.[2] The species is endangered and the Three Forks area has consequently been declared a critical habitat.[3][4]

A Civilian Conservation Corps camp was established at Three Forks in 1932.[5][6]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Three Forks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Martinez, Michael A. (2009). "Population Size Estimates for Pyrgulopsis trivialis (Hydrobiidae), an Imperiled Aquatic Snail from East-Central Arizona". Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 41 (1): 30–33. doi:10.2181/036.041.0105. ISSN 0193-8509. S2CID 85045352.
  3. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Three Forks Springsnail and Threatened Status for the San Bernardino Springsnail Throughout Their Ranges and Designation of Designation of Critical Habitat for Both Species; Final Rule (77 FR 23060) (PDF), Department of the Interior
  4. Service, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Two Arizona Springsnails to Receive Endangered Species Act Protection". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. "Blue Region Recalls Days of Coronado". Arizona Republic. 14 May 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  6. Moore, Robert Joseph (2006). The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona's Rim Country: Working in the Woods. University of Nevada Press. pp. 48–50. ISBN 978-0-87417-677-3.

33°51′17″N 109°18′51″W

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