Arizona Wildlife Conservation Strategy

Appendix G: Aquatic Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs)

Watershed

COA Name

Primary Strategy Species

Secondary Strategy Species

Mgmt Priority

Agua Fria River

A D Wash (Agua Fria River-Lake Pleasant)

Gila topminnow, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Agua Fria River

Buckhorn Spring (Agua Fria River-Lake Pleasant)

Gila topminnow, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Agua Fria River

Copper Creek (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

canyon tree frog; possibly Gila topminnow

None

High

Agua Fria River

Cottonwood Tank (Luke Wash-Gila River)

desert pupfish

None

High

Agua Fria River

Grapevine Creek (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

Gila trout

None

High

Agua Fria River

Horseshoe Ranch Pond

Gila topminnow, desert pupfish, roundtail chub, longfin dace, lowland leopard frog, northern Mexican gartersnake

None

High

Agua Fria River

Indian Creek (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

roundtail chub, desert sucker, longfin dace, Gila topminnow, northern Mexican gartersnake, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Agua Fria River

Larry Creek (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

Gila topminnow, roundtail chub, longfin dace, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Agua Fria River

Lousy Canyon (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

Gila topminnow, roundtail chub, longfin dace, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Agua Fria River

Morgan City Wash (Agua Fria River below Lake Pleasant)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace; possibly roundtail chub

None

High

Agua Fria River

Silver Creek (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

longfin dace, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

Agua Fria River

Stop Sign Tank (Luke Wash-Gila River)

Gila topminnow

None

High

Agua Fria River

Swimming Pool Tank (Luke Wash-Gila River)

Gila topminnow

None

High

Agua Fria River

Sycamore Creek Below Double T Ranch Falls (Sycamore Creek-Agua Fria River)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

Agua Fria River

Tule Creek (Agua Fria River-Lake Pleasant)

Gila topminnow, lowland leopard frog, Sonora mud turtle

None

High

Agua Fria River

Twin Tanks (Luke Wash-Gila River)

desert pupfish

None

High

Bill Williams River

Big Sandy River

longfin dace, lowland leopard frog

None

Medium

Bill Williams River

Bill Williams River - Alamo Lake to Lake Havasu

longfin dace, lowland leopard frog, northern Mexican gartersnake

None

High

Bill Williams River

Bill Williams River - Confluence of Big Sandy and Santa Maria rivers to Alamo Lake

longfin dace, northern Mexican gartersnake

None

High

Bill Williams River

Boner Canyon Complex

longfin dace

None

Medium

Bill Williams River

Boulder Creek Complex

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace

roundtail chub

Medium

Bill Williams River

Burro Creek Complex

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace

roundtail chub

Medium

Bill Williams River

Knight Creek Complex

speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

None

Medium

Bill Williams River

Santa Maria River Complex

longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

None

Medium

Bill Williams River

Sycamore Creek Complex

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace

None

Medium

Bill Williams River

Trout Creek Complex

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace

roundtail chub

High

Little Colorado River

Alder Canyon

bluehead sucker, Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

Barbershop Canyon - East Clear Creek to Headwaters

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, Little Colorado sucker, bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Bear Canyon Complex (East Clear Creek Drainage)

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, Little Colorado sucker, bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Benny Creek - Hall Creek To headwaters

speckled dace, bluehead sucker

brown trout

Low

Little Colorado River

Chevelon Canyon - Chevelon Canyon Lake to the confluence of Woods Canyon and Willow Springs Canyon

rainbow trout, brown trout

roundtail chub, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, desert sucker

High

Little Colorado River

Chevelon Canyon - Chevelon Crossing upstream to Chevelon Canyon Lake

roundtail chub, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker, Little Colorado spinedace

rainbow trout, brown trout

Medium

Little Colorado River

Chevelon Canyon - Horse Canyon upstream to Chevelon Crossing

Little Colorado spinedace, roundtail chub, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

Chevelon Canyon - Little Colorado River upstream to Horse Canyon

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker, roundtail chub

None

High

Little Colorado River

Chevelon Canyon Lake

brown trout, rainbow trout

Little Colorado sucker

Medium

Little Colorado River

Clear Creek upstream of Clear Creek Reservoir to Willow Creek Confluence

roundtail chub, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

Colter Creek

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Apache trout

rainbow trout

Low

Little Colorado River

Coyote Creek - fish barrier to headwaters

Apache trout

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

Dane Canyon Complex

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

East Clear Creek - C.C. Cragin Reservoir to headwaters

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace

None

Low

Little Colorado River

East Clear Creek - Leonard Canyon to C.C. Cragin Reservoir

roundtail chub, Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

rainbow trout

High

Little Colorado River

East Fork Little Colorado River - Fish barrier to headwaters

Apache trout

speckled dace, bluehead sucker

High

Little Colorado River

East Fork Little Colorado River - Little Colorado River to fish barrier

brown trout, rainbow trout, Apache trout

speckled dace, bluehead sucker

Medium

Little Colorado River

Fish Creek

speckled dace, bluehead sucker

None

Low

Little Colorado River

General Springs Canyon Complex

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Grasslands Wildlife Area pond

Little Colorado spinedace

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

Hall Creek - Little Colorado River Confluence to White Mountain Reservoir

brown trout, rainbow trout

speckled dace, bluehead sucker

High

Little Colorado River

Houston Draw

Little Colorado spinedace

None

Low

Little Colorado River

Kehl Canyon - East Clear Creek to Kehl Spring

Little Colorado spinedace, bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Kinlichee Creek

bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Lee Valley Creek - Lee Valley Reservoir To Headwaters

Apache trout, bluehead sucker

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

Leonard Canyon Complex

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Little Colorado River - Diversion Dam near Hwy 61

roundtail chub, Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Little Colorado River - Hwy 261 to River Reservoir

rainbow trout, brown trout

Little Colorado sucker, bluehead sucker, speckled dace

High

Little Colorado River

Little Colorado River - Lower LCR-Colorado River to Blue Spring

humpback chub, speckled dace, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Little Colorado River - Lyman Lake to Hwy 261

Little Colorado sucker, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, roundtail chub

None

High

Little Colorado River

Miller Canyon Complex

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Mineral Creek - Fish Barrier to Headwaters

Apache trout

Little Colorado spinedace

Medium

Little Colorado River

Nutrioso Creek middle - USFS Boundary upstream to confluence with Hulsey Creek

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Nutrioso Creek upper - Hulsey Creek confluence to headwaters and tributaries

speckled dace

Apache trout

Low

Little Colorado River

Rudd Creek

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado spinedace

Apache trout

High

Little Colorado River

Silver Creek - Bourdon Ranch Road to Silver Creek Hatchery Boundary

rainbow trout, Apache trout

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, roundtail chub, Little Colorado sucker, Little Colorado spinedace

High

Little Colorado River

Silver Creek - Woodruff Dam to White Mountain Lake

Little Colorado spinedace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker, speckled dace, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Little Colorado River

South Fork Little Colorado River - upstream of fish barrier

Apache trout

Little Colorado sucker, speckled dace, bluehead sucker

High

Little Colorado River

West Chevelon Canyon

Little Colorado spinedace, speckled dace, bluehead sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

West Fork Little Colorado River - fish barrier to headwaters

Apache trout

bluehead sucker, speckled dace

High

Little Colorado River

Willow Creek - Clear Creek to Headwaters

Little Colorado spinedace, bluehead sucker, speckled dace, Little Colorado sucker

None

High

Little Colorado River

Willow Springs Canyon - Chevelon Canyon to Willow Springs Lake

brook trout, brown trout

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Little Colorado sucker

High

Little Colorado River

Yeager Canyon - East Clear Creek to Headwaters

Little Colorado spinedace

None

High

Little Colorado River

Pinetop Ponds

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, Northern leopard frog, narrow-headed gartersnake

grass carp

High

Lower & Middle Gila River

Arnett Creek (Upper Queen Creek)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow

None

High

Lower & Middle Gila River

Boyce Thompson Arboretum (Upper Queen Creek)

desert pupfish, Gila topminnow, possibly roundtail chub

None

High

Lower & Middle Gila River

Mescal Creek (Dripping Springs Wash-Gila River)

desert sucker, roundtail chub, speckled dace, spikedace, loach minnow, Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Lower & Middle Gila River

Mescal Warm Spring (Dripping Springs Wash-Gila River)

Gila topminnow; possibly desert pupfish

None

Medium

Lower & Middle Gila River

Mineral Creek (Mineral Creek-Gila River)

longfin dace, roundtail chub, desert sucker, evaluate for loach minnow, spikedace, and Gila topminnow

None

High

Lower Colorado River

Beal Lake

razorback sucker, bonytail

None

High

Lower Colorado River

Cibola High Levee Pond

razorback sucker, bonytail

None

Medium

Lower Colorado River

Emerald Canyon Golf Course Ponds

razorback sucker

None

Low

Lower Colorado River

Imperial NWR - Ponds 1 - 6

razorback sucker, bonytail

None

High

Lower Colorado River

Lake Havasu

largemouth bass

razorback sucker, bonytail

High

Lower Colorado River

Lake Mohave

largemouth bass, smallmouth bass

razorback sucker, bonytail

High

Lower Colorado River

Palo Verde Oxbow Lake

None

razorback sucker, bonytail

Medium

Lower Colorado River

Parker Dam Pond

bonytail

None

High

Lower Colorado River

Topock Marsh

channel catfish

razorback sucker

High

Lower Colorado River

Colorado River and Associated Backwaters - Davis Dam to Lake Havasu

rainbow trout

razorback sucker

High

Lower Colorado River

Colorado River and Associated Backwaters - Parker Strip

largemouth bass

razorback sucker, bonytail

High

Lower Colorado River

Colorado River and Associated Backwaters - Palo Verde and Cibola Divisions

largemouth bass

razorback sucker, bonytail

Medium

Lower Colorado River

Colorado River and Associated Backwaters - Imperial Division

largemouth bass

razorback sucker, bonytail

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Beaver Dam Wash (Sand Hollow Wash-Virgin River)

Virgin spinedace, speckled dace, Virgin chub, flannelmouth sucker, desert sucker

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Bright Angel Creek (Shinumo Creek-Colorado River)

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, humpback chub

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Clear Creek (Bright Angel Creek-Colorado River)

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker

None

Low

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Colorado River

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, humpback chub, razorback sucker

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Colorado River Lees Ferry Reach

rainbow trout

flannelmouth sucker

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Colorado River Tributary Washes

speckled dace, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, humpback chub, razorback sucker

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Havasu Creek (Lower Havasu Creek)

humpback chub, speckled dace, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Lake Mead

striped bass

razorback sucker

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

North Canyon Creek (Colorado River)

Apache trout

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Shinumo Creek (Shinumo Creek-Colorado River)

speckled dace, humpback chub, bluehead sucker

None

High

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Tapeats Creek (Tapeats Creek-Colorado River)

speckled dace, bluehead sucker

None

Medium

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Virgin River (North Creek-Virgin River)

Virgin chub, woundfin, speckled dace, desert sucker, flannelmouth sucker

None

High

Salt River

Ash Creek (Salt River Draw-Salt River)

roundtail chub

longfin dace, speckled dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker

High

Salt River

Bear Wallow Creek (Middle Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, loach minnow, desert sucker

High

Salt River

Beaver Creek (Upper Black River)

desert sucker, speckled dace, Sonora sucker

brown trout

Medium

Salt River

Black River (Upper Black River)

roundtail chub, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, speckled dace

brown trout

High

Salt River

Boggy Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker

Medium

Salt River

Boneyard Creek (Upper Black River)

speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, loach minnow

brown trout, brook trout

High

Salt River

Burro Creek (Upper Black River)

speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Apache trout

Medium

Salt River

Campaign Creek (Pinto Creek)

longfin dace

None

Low

Salt River

Cave Creek (Cave Creek - Arizona Canal Diversion Channel)

longfin dace, desert sucker, speckled dace, Gila topminnow, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Salt River

Centerfire Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Medium

Salt River

Charlebois Spring (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

Gila topminnow

None

High

Salt River

Cherry Creek (Salt River-Theodore Roosevelt Lake)

roundtail chub

desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace, speckled dace

Medium

Salt River

Conklin Creek (Middle Black River)

Apache trout

loach minnow

High

Salt River

Coon Creek (Salt River-Theodore Roosevelt Lake)

longfin dace, desert sucker

None

Medium

Salt River

Cottonwood Creek (Salt River-Theodore Roosevelt Lake)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow, lowland leopard frog

None

Medium

Salt River

Cottonwood Spring (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

Gila topminnow

None

High

Salt River

Coyote Creek (Upper Black River)

speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, loach minnow

None

Medium

Salt River

Deer Creek (Rye Creek-Tonto Creek)

longfin dace, desert sucker

None

Medium

Salt River

Deer Creek (Upper Black River)

speckled dace, Chiricahua leopard frog

None

Medium

Salt River

Dick Williams Creek (Haigler Creek-Tonto Creek)

speckled dace

None

Medium

Salt River

East Fork Black River (Upper Black River)

loach minnow, roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Apache trout, rainbow trout, brown trout

High

Salt River

Fish Creek (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

roundtail chub, longfin dace, Gila topminnow

None

High

Salt River

Fish Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, loach minnow

Medium

Salt River

Gordon Canyon Creek (Haigler Creek-Tonto Creek)

roundtail chub

longfin dace, desert sucker

Medium

Salt River

Greenback Creek (Gun Creek-Tonto Creek)

longfin dace

None

Medium

Salt River

Gun Creek (Gun Creek-Tonto Creek)

roundtail chub

speckled dace

Medium

Salt River

Haigler Creek (Haigler Creek - Tonto Creek)

rainbow trout

Gila trout

High

Salt River

Hannagan Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker

Medium

Salt River

Hay Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker

Medium

Salt River

Head Tank (Upper Black River)

Chiricahua leopard frog

None

Medium

Salt River

Hess Canyon (Salt River Draw-Salt River)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace

None

Medium

Salt River

Hidden Water Spring (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Salt River

Home Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace

Medium

Salt River

Houston Creek (Rye Creek-Tonto Creek)

longfin dace, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Salt River

Hunter Creek (Haigler Creek-Tonto Creek)

longfin dace

None

Medium

Salt River

Indian Spring (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow, lowland leopard frog

None

Medium

Salt River

Kayler Spring (Gun Creek-Tonto Creek)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace

None

Medium

Salt River

La Barge Creek (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Salt River

Lake Sierra Blanca (Upper Black River)

Unknown

None

Low

Salt River

Marsh Creek (Haigler Creek-Tonto Creek)

roundtail chub

None

High

Salt River

Mashakattee Spring (Cave Creek-Arizona Canal Diversion Channel)

longfin dace, possibly Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Salt River

North Fork East Fork Black River (Upper Black River)

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, loach minnow

brown trout, rainbow trout

High

Salt River

Open Draw Creek (Upper Black River)

speckled dace

None

Medium

Salt River

Phoenix Zoo (Salt River below Saguaro Lake)

Gila topminnow, desert pupfish, Chiricahua leopard frog, California floater

None

High

Salt River

Pinal Creek (Pinal Creek)

longfin dace

None

Medium

Salt River

Pinto Creek (Pinto Creek)

longfin dace, desert sucker, Gila topminnow, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Salt River

Reavis Creek

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Salt River

Reservation Creek (Middle Black River)

speckled dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker

brown trout

Medium

Salt River

Rye Creek (Rye Creek-Tonto Creek)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker

None

Medium

Salt River

Scottsdale Community College (Indian Bend Wash)

Gila topminnow, Sonoyta pupfish

None

High

Salt River

Seven Springs Wash (Cave Creek-Arizona Canal Diversion Channel)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, desert sucker

None

Medium

Salt River

Snake Creek (Middle Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker, loach minnow

Medium

Salt River

Solar Oasis Pond (Cave Creek-Arizona Canal Diversion Channel)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace, Sonora mud turtle

None

High

Salt River

Soldier Creek (Middle Black River)

Apache trout

None

High

Salt River

Spring Creek (Haigler Creek-Tonto Creek)

roundtail chub, desert sucker, speckled dace

brown trout

High

Salt River

Stinky Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace

High

Salt River

Thompson Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker

High

Salt River

Tortilla Creek Drainage (Salt River-Apache, Canyon, and Saguaro Lake)

Gila topminnow

None

High

Salt River

Tucker Box (Salt River-Theodore Roosevelt Lake)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace

None

Medium

Salt River

Unnamed tributary to East Fork Black at Three Forks

speckled dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker, loach minnow

brown trout

High

Salt River

Walnut Spring #392 (Gun Creek-Tonto Creek)

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Salt River

West Fork Black River (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker, roundtail chub, loach minnow

High

Salt River

West Fork Pinto Creek (Pinto Creek)

Gila topminnow, longfin dace, desert sucker, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Salt River

Wildcat Creek (Upper Black River)

Apache trout

speckled dace, desert sucker

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Mud Spring (Headwaters Las Nutrias)

Gila topminnow, narrow-headed gartersnake

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Sycamore Spring (Headwaters Las Nutrias)

longfin dace

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Aravaipa Creek (Lower Aravaipa Creek)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, spikedace, desert sucker, speckled dace, loach minnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Bass Canyon Creek (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area, Hot Springs Canyon)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow, speckled dace

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Bear Creek (Headwaters Las Nutrias)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Buehman Canyon (Redfield Canyon - San Pedro River)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow, roundtail chub

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Bullock Canyon (Redfield Canyon - San Pedro River)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow, roundtail chub

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Cave Canyon (Headwaters Las Nutrias)

longfin dace

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Deer Creek - Aravaipa (Lower Aravaipa Creek)

None

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Double R Canyon Creek(Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)(Hot Springs Canyon)

longfin dace, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow, speckled dace

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Edgar Canyon Creek (Alder Wash - San Pedro R)

Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Freeman Spring (Babocomari R)

roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Hot Springs Canyon (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)(Hot Springs Canyon)

longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, spikedace, Gila topminnow, speckled dace, loach minnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Joaquin Creek (Headwaters Las Nutrias)

longfin dace

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Little Joe Wetland Pond (SPRNCA)

desert pupfish

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Lone Mountain Canyon (Headwaters Las Nutrias)

longfin dace

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Murray Spring (SPRNCA)

longfin dace, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

O'Donnell Canyon (Babocomari R)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Post Canyon (Babocomari R)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Redfield Canyon (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)(Redfield Canyon-San Pedro R)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

San Pedro River-Lower Reach (Near San Manuel-Gila R Conf.) (Tucson Wash, Dodson Wash-San Pedro R)

longfin dace

None

Low

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

San Pedro River-Middle Reach (Near St David-Near San Manuel, Ash Creek, Paige Creek, Redfield Canyon, Alder Wash-San Pedro R)

longfin dace

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

San Pedro River-Upper Reach (International Border-Near St. David, Montezuma Canyon, Banning Creek, Walnut Gulch, Clifford Wash-San Pedro R)

longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, speckled dace

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Swamp Springs Canyon Creek(Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area, Redfield Canyon-San Pedro R)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Turkey Creek (Babocomari R)

longfin dace, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

West Turkey Creek (Turkey Creek)

Mexican stoneroller, Yaqui chub, longfin dace

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Wildcat Canyon (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area, Hot Springs Canyon)

Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Antelope Tank (Babocomari R)

desert pupfish, Chiricahua leopard frog

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Bald Hill Tank (Babocomari R)

desert pupfish, Chiricahua leopard frog

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Big Tank

Yaqui Spp

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Bull Tank (Upper Ash Creek)

Chiricahua leopard frog

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Dale's Tank

Yaqui Spp

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Home Ranch Tank (Upper Aravaipa Creek)

Chiricahua leopard frog

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Horse Tank

Yaqui Spp

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Kingfisher Pond (SPRNCA)

None

None

Medium

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Larry-Charlie Tank (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)(Hot Springs Canyon)

desert pupfish

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Lodge Pond

Yaqui Spp

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Lower Guesthouse Pond

Yaqui Spp

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Lower San Pedro Preserve-East Pond (Dodson Wash - San Pedro R)

desert pupfish, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Lower San Pedro Preserve-West Pond (Dodson Wash - San Pedro R)

desert pupfish, roundtail chub, Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Upper Guesthouse Pond

Yaqui Spp

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Headquarter Spring (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)

Gila topminnow

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Mint Spring (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)

desert pupfish

None

High

San Pedro River-Wilcox Playa

Secret Spring (Muleshoe Coop Mgmt Area)

desert pupfish, Gila topminnow

None

High

Upper Gila River

Howard Well (Buckeye Wash-San Simon River)

Gila topminnow, desert pupfish

None

High

Upper Gila River

Lazy YJ Ranch Tank (Upper Blue River)

roundtail chub, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace

None

Medium

Upper Gila River

Sands Draw Wildlife Water (Whitlock Wash-Hospital Flat)

Gila topminnow, desert pupfish, possibly roundtail chub

None

Medium

Upper Gila River

Cold Springs (Black Rock Wash-Gila River)

Gila topminnow, desert pupfish

None

High

Upper Gila River

Blue River - Lower Reach and tributaries (Lower Blue River)

loach minnow, spikedace, roundtail chub, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, Chiricahua leopard frog, lowland leopard frog

roundtail chub

High

Upper Gila River

Blue River - Upper Reach (Upper Blue River)

loach minnow, spikedace, roundtail chub, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

roundtail chub, Gila trout

High

Upper Gila River

Campbell Blue Creek Drainage Below Waterfalls (Upper Blue River)

loach minnow, spikedace, roundtail chub, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, narrow-headed gartersnake, Chiricahua leopard frog

Gila trout

High

Upper Gila River

Cave Creek Drainage Streams (Cave Creek-San Simon River)

speckled dace, desert sucker; possibly roundtail chub and loach minnow

Gila trout

Medium

Upper Gila River

Chitty Creek

Gila trout

speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker

Low

Upper Gila River

Coleman Creek-Upper (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout

speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker

High

Upper Gila River

Eagle Creek - Middle Reach (Lower Eagle Creek)

speckled dace, longfin dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker, roundtail chub

None

Low

Upper Gila River

Eagle Creek - Middle Reach Tributaries (Lower Eagle Creek)

speckled dace, longfin dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker, roundtail chub

None

Low

Upper Gila River

Eagle Creek - Upper Reach and Tributaries (Upper Eagle Creek)

spikedace, loach minnow, roundtail chub, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Gila trout

High

Upper Gila River

San Francisco River-Middle Reach Tributaries (Mule Creek-San Francisco River)

roundtail chub, longfin dace, speckled dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker, Gila topminnow

None

High

Upper Gila River

San Francisco River and Tributaries Luna Lake to NM Border (Centerfire Creek-San Francisco River)

speckled dace, desert sucker

Gila trout

Medium

Upper Gila River

San Francisco River AZ-NM Border to Gila Confluence (Mule Creek and Chase Creek-San Francisco River)

loach minnow, spikedace, roundtail chub, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, speckled dace, Rio Grande sucker

None

Low

Santa Cruz River

Ash Creek-George Wise Spring-Headwaters to AZGFD Property

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Boghole Ciénega

Gila topminnow, roundtail chub

Chiricahua leopard frog

Low

Santa Cruz River

Ciénega Creek - Headwaters to I-10

roundtail chub, Gila topminnow, longfin dace,

None

High

Santa Cruz River

Coal Mine Canyon Complex

Gila topminnow

None

High

Santa Cruz River

Cott Tank Drainage

Gila topminnow

None

High

Santa Cruz River

Cottonwood Spring

Gila topminnow

None

High

Santa Cruz River

Fresno Canyon-AZ State Parks property boundary to confluence with Sonoita Creek

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Lampshire Canyon-Oak Grove Flat

Gila topminnow

None

Low

Santa Cruz River

Peterson Ranch Pond

northern Mexican gartersnake, Chiricahua leopard frog

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Redrock Canyon

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Romero Canyon

roundtail chub

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Sabino Creek Complex

roundtail chub

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Sharp Spring Complex

Gila topminnow, roundtail chub

None

High

Santa Cruz River

Sonoita Creek Headwaters to Patagonia Lake

None

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Santa Cruz River-Potrero Creek Confluence to Elephant Head Road

None

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Cave Canyon

longfin dace

None

Low

Santa Cruz River

Fresno Spring

Gila topminnow, longfin dace

None

Low

Santa Cruz River

Santa Cruz River Headwaters to International Border

Gila topminnow, roundtail chub, suite of non-listed species

northern Mexican gartersnake and Chiricahua leopard frog

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Temporal Gulch-Wilderness boundary to confluence with Sonoita Creek

None

None

Low

Santa Cruz River

Bear Canyon-Sycamore Reservoir to Confluence with Sabino Canyon

roundtail chub

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Ciénega Creek-I-10 to Del Lago Diversion Dam

roundtail chub, Gila topminnow, longfin dace,

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Gardner Canyon

longfin dace

None

Medium

Santa Cruz River

Monkey Spring

Gila topminnow

None

High

Santa Cruz River

Peck Canyon

Gila topminnow, longfin dace

None

Medium

Verde River

Alder Creek

longfin dace, lowland leopard frog, Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Verde River

Beaver Creek

roundtail chub, desert sucker,

Sonora sucker, speckled dace

rainbow trout

High

Verde River

Bonita Creek (Bonita Creek)

brook trout

Chiricahua leopard frog

Medium

Verde River

Camp Creek

longfin dace, speckled dace,

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Verde River

Chase Creek

roundtail chub, speckled dace

rainbow trout

Medium

Verde River

Deadman Creek

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

None

High

Verde River

Dry Beaver Creek

roundtail chub, desert sucker,

longfin dace

None

Medium

Verde River

Dude Creek

Gila trout

roundtail chub, speckled dace,

desert sucker

High

Verde River

East Verde River-Ash Creek to Verde River

roundtail chub, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, longfin dace

none

Low

Verde River

East Verde River - Mail Creek to Ash Creek

rainbow trout

desert sucker, roundtail chub,

speckled dace, longfin dace

High

Verde River

Ellison Creek

speckled dace, longfin dace,

Chiricahua leopard frog

rainbow trout

High

Verde River

Fossil Creek

longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, roundtail chub, Sonora mud turtle, spikedace,

loach minnow, Gila topminnow, speckled dace

roundtail chub

High

Verde River

Gap Creek

roundtail chub, longfin dace

None

High

Verde River

Gorge Canyon

roundtail chub, desert sucker

None

High

Verde River

Houston Creek

longfin dace, lowland leopard frog, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Verde River

Lime Creek

Gila topminnow, longfin dace,

lowland leopard frog

None

High

Verde River

Meath Wash Pond

roundtail chub

roundtail chub

High

Verde River

Oak Creek-Grasshopper Point to confluence with Verde River

rainbow trout

northern Mexican gartersnake, roundtail chub, Page springsnail

High

Verde River

Oak Creek-headwaters to Grasshopper Point

rainbow trout, Gila trout

narrow-headed gartersnake, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, speckled dace

High

Verde River

Pecks Lake

northern Mexican gartersnake, roundtail chub

None

Medium

Verde River

Pine Creek-Above Hwy 87

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, narrow-headed gartersnake

rainbow trout

Medium

Verde River

Pine Creek-Below Hwy 87

roundtail chub, desert sucker,

longfin dace, speckled dace,

None

Medium

Verde River

Pine Creek-Williamson Valley Wash tributary

longfin dace

None

Medium

Verde River

Red Creek

longfin dace, desert sucker,

lowland leopard frog

None

Medium

Verde River

Red Tank Draw

roundtail chub, longfin dace,

desert sucker

None

High

Verde River

Rock Creek

longfin dace, desert sucker

None

Medium

Verde River

Round Valley Wash

speckled dace, lowland leopard frog

None

Medium

Verde River

Roundtree Canyon

roundtail chub, longfin dace,

lowland leopard frog

None

High

Verde River

Sheep Creek

longfin dace, desert sucker

None

Medium

Verde River

Sheepshead Canyon

Gila topminnow

None

Medium

Verde River

Spring Creek

roundtail chub, longfin dace, speckled dace, desert sucker,

desert sucker, lowland leopard frog, Gila topminnow, spikedace

None

High

Verde River

Sycamore Creek-Verde River Tributary

longfin dace, desert sucker,

lowland leopard frog

None

Medium

Verde River

Tangle Creek

longfin dace, lowland leopard frog, desert sucker

None

Medium

Verde River

Verde River - Beasley Flat to full pool Horseshoe Reservoir

largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, flathead catfish, channel catfish, roundtail chub

roundtail chub, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

High

Verde River

Verde River - Hell Canyon to TAPCO Diversion

roundtail chub

spikedace, loach minnow, northern Mexican gartersnake, terrestrial gartersnake, Sonora sucker, desert sucker,

High

Verde River

Verde River - Sullivan Dam to Hell Canyon

roundtail chub

spikedace, loach minnow, northern Mexican gartersnake, terrestrial gartersnake, Sonora sucker, desert sucker

High

Verde River

Verde River - TAPCO Diversion to Beasley Flat

rainbow trout

longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, roundtail chub, lowland leopard frog, speckled dace

High

Verde River

Walker Creek

roundtail chub, longfin dace,

desert sucker, speckled dace

None

High

Verde River

Walnut Creek Complex

speckled dace, lowland leopard frog, Sonora mud turtle, black-necked gartersnake

None

High

Verde River

Webber Creek

roundtail chub, speckled dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

rainbow trout

High

Verde River

West Clear Creek-Headwaters to waterfall

roundtail chub, desert sucker,

speckled dace, Sonora sucker

rainbow trout, brown trout, roundtail chub

Medium

Verde River

West Fork Oak Creek

narrow-headed gartersnake, desert sucker, speckled dace, Gila trout

None

High

Verde River

Wet Bottom Creek

roundtail chub, longfin dace,

desert sucker, lowland leopard frog

None

High

Verde River

Willow Valley Creek

roundtail chub, desert sucker, speckled dace

rainbow trout, brown trout, roundtail chub

Medium

Upper Gila River

Buckalou Creek (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout

None

High

Upper Gila River

Fishhook Creek (Upper Blue River)

speckled dace, longfin dace

None

Medium

Upper Gila River

Foote Creek (Upper Blue River)

speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Gila trout

Medium

Upper Gila River

Grant Creek (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout, loach minnow, spikedace, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker, consider roundtail chub (below waterfall)

Gila trout

High

Upper Gila River

KP Creek (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout, loach minnow, spikedace, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Gila trout

High

Upper Gila River

Lanphier Canyon (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout

speckled dace, longfin dace, Sonora sucker, desert sucker

Medium

Upper Gila River

McKittrick Creek (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

Gila trout

High

Upper Gila River

Pinaleño Mountains Streams (Cottonwood Wash, and Stockton Wash-Gila River)

Gila trout

roundtail chub, desert sucker, speckled dace, longfin dace

High

Upper Gila River

Raspberry Creek (Upper Blue River)

Gila trout

Gila trout, loach minnow, spikedace, speckled dace, longfin dace, desert sucker, Sonora sucker

High

Upper Gila River

Sardine Creek and Silver Creek Drainages (Chase Creek-San Francisco River)

speckled dace, longfin dace, Sonora sucker, lowland leopard frog

None

Low