The Grand Enchantment Trail

Water Sources of the Grand Enchantment Trail 2005-2007

Location

Segment

Total

Source Type

Relia-

Field Observations*

Comments (YMMV)

shading = on alternate route

MilePoint

Mileage

bility**

2005

2006

2007

S 05 = spring 2005; F 05 = fall '05; F 06 = fall '06; S 07 = spring '07, etc.

shading = >1 mi off-route

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

DNV = did not visit; o/r=off-route; MP = milepoint; N S E W = compass points

SEGMENT 1

0

East Boulder Canyon

4

pools/creek

1

x

flowing creek S 05; pools F 05, S 07

Bluff Spring

9.4

9

spring

2

x

slow to moderate flow from metal pipe

Charlebois Spring

11.6

12

spring

3

Did Not Visit; 1+ mile off-route; Forest Service says dependable

LaBarge Spring

11.7

12

spring

2

x

creek S 05; small seep F 05; collects in cement trough above opposite bank -full S 07

Upper La Barge Box

14

pools

1

x

occasionally has pools in canyon bottom at or below trail crossing

La Barge Spring #2

15

spring

?

Did Not Visit; half mile off trail

Nighthawk Spring

18

cement tank

0

dry

permanently dry; nearby Tortilla Creek had pools and/or flow S 05, S 07

Clover Spring

21.3

21

pools

1

x

dry

x

pools below trail crossing S 05, S 07; more pools 0.1 mi farther down drainage

Rogers Canyon

27

creek (MP27-30)

2

x

DNV fall 05; spring 06 no water before MP 29

Rogers Trough

31

spring/creek

2

x

DNV fall 05; pools/creek at and/or below spring on map

SEGMENT 2

0

31

Reavis Trail Canyon

3.7

35

creek (MP4-7)

2

x

S 05, S 07 creek; springtime 06 sporadic pools

Whitford Canyon

12

43

pools/creek

1

x

S 05 creek; S 06 small pool in wash at bend where trail contours above

Superior

16.4

47

town

4

x

town 4 mi. off-route to E; Boyce-Thompson Arboretum 2 mi. E on US 60

SEGMENT 3

0

48

Picketpost Trailhead

0

48

windmill

1

x

no

windmill o/r short distance, reportedly non-functional 07; TH caretaker may have water

Alamo Canyon Windmill

3.7

52

windmill/seep

1

x

windmill/tank broken; cement trough in wash 0.1 mi N - full S 07; also pools/flow in wash nearby

Walnut Canyon

14

62

artesian well

4

x

old well cap with outlet hole flows year-round

Section 30 spring

17.2

65

spring/pools

1-2

x

small flow uphill in a side canyon

Gila River

23.3

71

river

3

x

sometimes dry in fall; pos.contamination W of Kelvin

Kelvin

25.1

73

residences

3

houses in area might offer H20 in emergency; no services in Kelvin

SEGMENT 4

0

73

Ripsey Wash

7.8

81

stock trough

2-3

x

0.2 mi. S of rte; trough full S 05, F 06; DNV F 05; trough stagnant/ trickle from tank S 07; spring source in cliff above (follow PVC) - OK S 07

100 gallon stock trough

9.1

82

stock trough

1

x

dry

trough sediment-filled, but water available from PVC inlet pipe S 05, F 06; unusable S 07 with tiny trickle from inlet

Ripsey Ranch

15

88

windmill & tank

1-2

x

functional S 04, S 07 with full tank - located in unposted corral W of rte

Freeman Road

24.5

97

public cache

1

x

dry

x

water jugs provided for AZT hikers seasonally - on trail <0.1 mi N of road; only 3 gallons S 07

SEGMENT 5

0

98

Antelope Tank

5.6

103

stock pond

1

x

polluted by cattle - often just a muddy pool

Beehive Well

8.2

106

windmill & tank

2

x

good water when windmill turns; tank & troughs have dead insects, etc.

Putnam Spring

11.7

109

artesian spring

3

x

spring flows in Camp Grant Wash W of route; source is 0.3 off-rte

San Pedro River

14

112

creek

3

x

possible ag pollution

Mammoth

14.3

112

town

4

x

10 miles off-route to S; also Central AZ College 0.5m E on Aravaipa Rd

SEGMENT 6

0

112

Aravaipa Creek (wash)

0

112

creek (MP0-5.7)

1

x

shallow creek sometimes flows all the way to San Pedro River; more likely heading E

SEGMENT 7

0

124

Aravaipa Creek

0

124

creek (MP0.1-12.3)

4

x

perennial creek in Aravaipa Canyon

Turkey Creek

10.2

134

creek

2

x

frequently flows up-canyon of confluence w/Aravaipa Crk., beyond MP3.1 on Alternate Route; occasionally flows in area of confluence itself

SEGMENT 8

0

136

Aravaipa Creek

0

136

creek (MP0-4)

4

x

perennial creek usu. until milepoint 4, then dry to E

Forest Rte 94

5.6

141

stock trough

1-2

x

small ground-fed trough near road with good water

Klondyke

5.6

141

store/campground

4

x

2.4 miles S of main rte.; water from ranger station, store (house), campground

S. Fork Buford Canyon

5.6

141

stock troughs

2

x

on Buford Hill Alt, ~8.5 mi. from main GET mp 5.6, 2 roadside troughs full F 06

Cherry Tree Spring

5.6

141

spring pools

1

x

on Buford Hill Alt, ~12 mi. from main GET mp 5.6, pools in side canyon F 06

Laurel Canyon

9.5

145

spring pools

1

x

seasonal pools where drainage boxes up along trail

Reef Tank

10.2

146

stock pond

1

x

dry

large seasonal pond with silty water; little used by cattle

Holdout Creek

13

149

creek (MP 13-16)

2

x

pools in creekbed S 05; good flow S 07; pools and some flow F 07

Black Rock Creek

16

152

creek (MP 16-19)

2

x

flowing creek S 05, S 07; sporadic pools F 07; probably most reliable near 19.5

Sycamore Spring

18.6

154

spring & trough

2

x

1.1 mi off-route; some water in drainage S 05; trough/tank dry

Mud Spring

18.6

154

spring & troughs

2

x

2.1 mi off-route; spring-fed trough full S 05

Black Rock Ranch

19

155

ranch/corrals

3

x

possible emergency water at private ranch

Preacher Spring

19.9

156

spring

3

x

small spring in live oak canyon via side trail

Kane Spring

21.2

157

spring

?

on new main GET; haven't yet visited; local rancher indicates flowing F 07

Fourmile Spring

23

159

spring

?

haven't yet visited; reportedly was flowing F 05

Cottonwood Canyon

26.5

162

trough/corral

?

DNV; at "corral" shown on map, in canyon E of 26.5

Cottonwood Canyon

30

166

spring pools

2

x

Goat Water Tank - Lantern Tank: likely pools this area of drainage

SEGMENT 9

0

168

Register Tank

2

170

stock pond

2

x

earthen stock tank, full F 07 (first visit)

Water Canyon

3.3

171

spring

?

Indian Spring E of road in drainage; haven't yet visited

Underwood Wash

10

178

trough/corral

2

x

ground-pumped trough in corral; good quality; can be drawn from float valve

Tripp Canyon

16.3

184

campers/pools

1

x

popular car camping area; campers might share; small pool in nearby drainage S 07

SEGMENT 10

0

184

Dry Lake Tank

3.9

188

wildlife pond

3

x

on FR 286 alternate rte; okay earthen pond in forested camping area

Government Spring

9.1

193

spring/seep

1

dry

no

0.25m W of 9.1; cement box-spring below road; just damp soil F 05; dead rodents in spring F 06; snowmelt rills flowing from West Pk S 07

Riggs Lake

14.9

199

reservoir

4

x

man-made lake; may be frozen in early season

Peters Flat

18

202

creeklet

2

x

small creeklet in meadow flowing near Swift Trail jct.

Columbine corrals

20

204

spigot

1

off

no

spigot in parking lot usu. off except late spring-early fall; poss. removed F 06

Old Columbine

20.3

204

cabins & creek

2

x

rental cabins open late-spring-early fall; spigot usu off; small seasonal creek nearby

FR 508

21.5

205

creeklets (21.5-22.5)

3

x

small creeklets beside road flowing from Mt Graham

Frye Canyon

25.5

209

creek (MP 25.5-27.8)

3

x

some flow likely wherever route crosses creek and tributaries

Deadman Canyon

25.7

210

creek

3

x

on alternate route 1.3mi from main route mp25.7; some flow likely

Frye Mesa Reservoir

29.1

213

reservoir

3

x

small reservoir in lower Frye Canyon; vehicles have access to shore

SEGMENT 11

0

213

Riggs Reservoir

4.6

218

reservoir

3

x

small reservoir/pond of questionable purity; surface-welling inlet likely okay

Safford

9.1

222

town

4

x

town accessible via "Safford Loop" detour

Discovery Park

9.9

223

faucet

3

astronomical exhibit / part of Eastern AZ College; H20 during business hours

Solomon

16.8

230

town

4

x

along recent GET reroute; first visited spring 2007

SEGMENT 12

0

230

Gila RIver

0.8

231

river

3

x

river polluted with ag runoff; use Solomon

Solomon Pass

8.4

221

windmill & tanks

1

x

old corral S of pass with small windmill-fed troughs; only sporadically wet

Rattlesnake Tank

10.2

240

stock trough

2

x

old corral with single float-valve-controlled trough; DNV nearby stock pond

Salt Trap Tank

12.2

242

stock pond

1

dry

1 mi o/r; dry first observation

Boo Tank

13.8

244

stock pond

2

x

silty & polluted pond in drainage; small pool below berm preferable; good pools in drainage S 07

Bear Spring

17.7

248

spring pools

1

x

dry

x

small pools in drainage W of road S 05; completely dry F 05, very tiny pool F 06; flowing from recent rains S 07

SEGMENT 13

0

248

stock pond

3.2

251

stock pond/corral

1

x

pond inside locked corral; cows noted outside, so must be access

Johnny Creek

5.5

253

intermittent pools

2

x

large flowing pools in slot canyon S 05 & F 06; small pools F 05; flowing creek S 07 with deep pools in spots; small pools F 07

Bonita Creek

6.7

255

creek

3

x

creek flows in all but driest times; recent beaver activity just upstream

Midnight Canyon

7.2

255

intermittent pools

1

x

dry

x

dry

wash flow and pools in slot portion of canyon S 05, small flow F 06; good flow S 07

Smith Spring

14.3

262

stock trough

2-3

x

PVC-fed trough overflowing with excellent water each observation

SEGMENT 14

0

263

Eagle Creek

1

264

creek

4

x

usu. ankle-deep ford at Lower Eagle Creek Rd, 0.6mi from main route MP1.0

Gold Gulch

1

264

stock trough / pools

2

x

full trough F 05; no trough but stock pond F 06; mostly dry S 07; likely pools in slot to W (noted F 06, S 07); ~2.4mi from main route MP1.0

Eagle Creek

1.9

265

creek (1.9-10.6)

4

x

50+ fords of ankle-to-thigh-deep creek; use Eagle Creek Bypass when flooding

lower Knight Canyon

11.4

274

spring pools

3

x

deep pools and flow in narrow portion of drainage

Cottonwood Corral

12.3

275

corral & spring

?

possible pools in drainage near old wooden corral

Pinto Spring

15.5

278

cement trough

1

dry

cement trough at trailside fed by PVC from Pinto Spring; dry first observation

Curve Spring

17.1

280

pools

1

dry

pool in bedrock drainage of Wood Canyon, short distance south of trail crossing

SEGMENT 15

0

284

Morenci & Clifton

0.1

284

towns

4

x

via US 191 Morenci village 15mi S; Clifton 18mS

Granville Recreation Site

0.1

284

town

3

~2 mi N via US 191; developed water available seasonally

Fry Spring

3.1

287

spring

3

x

pool in drainage at mapped waypoint, just below trail; piped source in N-S side drainage just up-canyon

Sardine Creek

4.5

289

pools

1

dry

seasonal pools in bedrock drainage where trail crosses; dry first observation

Mud Spring

6.5

291

cement trough

2

x

PVC-fed trough at trailside, full and good quality F 07 (1st observation)

McBride Spring

6.8

291

spring

1-2

x

small pool at trailside just S of HL Canyon; difficult to use, organic debris

Wing Tank

7.6

292

stock pond

2

x

smallish earthen stock pond in corral, cattle use appeared light F 07

Pigeon Creek

12.6

297

drainage flow

1

dry

creek rarely flows where route crosses; possible pools below pour-off 0.5m E; perennial creek below Turkey Creek confluence

SEGMENT 16

0

297

Blue River

8.6

306

river

4

x

single ford along main route; 2 dozen fords along alternate route; knee-deep S 05, S 07; shin-deep F 05; ankle-deep F 07

SEGMENT 17

0

308

Wild Bunch Tank

0.1

308

stock pond

0

dry

almost always dry, despite prominence on map

Wild Bunch Canyon

1.6

309

creek pools

2

x

intermittent pools in drainage; some creek flow S 05, S 07, F 07

Morris Day Gap

4.2

312

spring

2

x

algae-filled spring pool beside trail; algae not bad S 07, F 07

ridge above Morris Day Gap

4.5

312

developed spring

1

x

less reliable than above spring; nearly dry F 05; algae S 07; improved by FS F 07

Snare Canyon

6.5

314

earthen pond

2

x

okay water but silty near banks; E in forested cyn

SEGMENT 18

0

321

Vigil Canyon

9.4

331

pools

1-2

x

small pools in bedrock drainage where road comes close; requires short scramble down to drainage

San Francisco River

9.4

331

river

2

x

dry

x

single shallow ford along road S 05, S 07, F 07; river completely dry here F 05

Alma/Glenwood

9.7

331

town

4

x

Alma store (on route) has outside faucet; Glenwood 4.5 mi S

SEGMENT 19

0

331

Mineral Creek

1.6

333

creek

2

x

shallow flow where road crosses S 05, S 07; DNV other seasons

SEGMENT 20

0

336

Whitewater Creek

2

338

creek (MP2-3.2)

4

x

strong flow S & F 05; moderate F 07; High Country Bypass remains with creek for 8.5 more miles

S. Fork Whitewater Creek

3.2

339

creek (MP3.2-7.2)

4

x

numerous fords of ankle-deep creek; rock-hoppable F 07; likely higher in spring

E. Fork Whitewater Creek

7.2

343

creek (MP7.2-9.1)

3

x

minor creek flows here and there, MP9.1 likely, but not beyond along route

Black Mountain Spring

15.2

351

spring

2

snow

x

snowbound S 05; piped spring with good flow F 05; just pools F 07

Apache Spring

15.7

351

spring

2

x

small pool at trailside, just off-route on Sacaton Mtn Trail

Little Hobo Spring

18.5

354

spring

2

snow

x

good quality pool just below trail F 05; smaller, not much flow F 07

West Fork Saddle

19.3

355

spring

?

didn't notice F 05; snowbound S 05; probably on unmarked side trail E off ridge

Black Tail Spring

20.9

357

spring

?

didn't notice F 05, F 07; possibly off-trail; snowbound S 05

Mogollon Baldy Lookout

21.6

357

cement tank

1

no

water in locked tank; inaccessible unless fire lookout staffed

Snow Park

23.5

359

spring

2

DNV; off-rte short distance; probable source, possibly snowbound in spring

White Creek

29.5

365

creek

2

x

small creek F 05, F 07

West Fork Gila River

31.8

368

creek

4

x

two fords of creek in Segment 20 (or 1 if using Highwater Bypass); usually manageable

SEGMENT 21

0

368

West Fork Gila River

0

368

creek (MP0-16)

4

x

variable from place to place, but in general: thigh-deep S 05; shin/knee-deep F 05; knee-deep S 07; ankle/shin-deep F 07; nearby for 16 miles

Gila Cliff Dwellings

0

386

faucet/river

4

x

drinking water at NPS contact station; or river if faucet off

SEGMENT 22

0

386

TJ Corral trailhead

0

386

spigot

3

x

spigot at trailhead; turned off seasonally

Dump station

0.8

387

spigot

3

x

RV dump station has spigot with drinking water

Gila Hot Springs

0.8

387

community

4

x

community 3 mi. o/r; Doc Campbell's store, adjacent campground

Visitor's Center

1.1

387

water fountain

3

x

outside Gila Cliff Dwellings visitor center restrooms

Middle Fork Gila River

1.3

387

creek (MP1.3-2.8)

4

x

nearby for 1.5 miles; gentle knee-deep fords F 05, S 07; swifter S 05; very gentle F 07

Adobe Canyon

7

393

intermittent pools

2

x

pools and occasional flow in Adobe Canyon below spring F 05; weaker S 07, F 07

East Fork Gila River

8.1

394

creek

3

x

single easy ford each season visited; usu. gentlest of three Gila forks

Diamond Creek

12.5

398

creek (MP8.2-12.5)

2

x

small creek tends to diminish toward W Fork Gila R confluence

lower Tom Moore Canyon

16.4

402

pools

2

x

several good pools in slot canyon W of route; no water in area tanks

Tom Moore Canyon

21

407

pools / ponding

1

x

pools and/or flow in wash west of wilderness boundary; good-sized pond noted near MP21 F 07, but drainage is generally unreliable

Me Own Admin Site

23.6

409

stock trough

1

x

algae-filled trough within horse corral; unusable S 07; also pos. water when site staffed (rarely)

SEGMENT 23

0

410

South Diamond Creek

3.7

413

creek (MP3.7-8.2)

3

x

small creek, dry in a few places F 05, F 07

Burnt Canyon

8.2

418

creek (MP8.2-10.1)

2

x

small creek in burned environment; good quality

SEGMENT 24

0

421

Diamond Peak Spring

1.7

422

spring

2

x

spring pool beside switchbacking trail; small, fragile source; hard to collect from; just a wet spot, no pools, very meager flow F 07; snow patches possible in spring

drainage along Divide

4.9

425

snowmelt rill

1

x

little rill along Divide 0.2m S of side trail to Fisherman Canyon, where CDT crosses steep, minor drainage via short wooden bridge; visible and usable S 05, S 07, audible trickle in rocks F 07

Fisherman Canyon

5.1

426

creek

2

creek or pools possible 1 mi. W of Divide; DNV

Chloride Creek

11

432

creek (10.1-12.0)

2

x

pools and/or small flow in Chloride & tributary to south; have yet to see dry; nearby FR 226 leads E 13m to small village of Chloride, with lower Chloride Creek along way

SEGMENT 25

0

436

saddle south of Kline Mtn

5.9

442

springs

1

x

spring-fed trough 0.3m E in S 05; rusty water F 07, small pools in drainage nearby; pos. springs to W of Divide also

SEGMENT 26

0

447

Adobe Spring

10.8

458

spring pools

2

x

excellent small spring in bedrock portion of x-c drainage; off-route, W of Divide

Dry Time Tank

14.1

461

earthen tank

2

x

small rain-fed pond; smaller & silty F 05, F 07; NOT reliable in very dry times

SEGMENT 27

0

466

Duck Canyon

0.5

466

solar well

2

x

large holding tank fed by solar-powered well; good water S & F 05; some algae F07

Ridge Windmill corral

4.7

470

stock troughs

1

x

dry

x

1 or 2 troughs in corral 0.2m E of defunct Ridge Windmill

Knisley Canyon

6.5

472

windmill & tank

2

x

plenty of good water in tank & trough F 05; DNV S 05; H20 also from inlet pipe F 07

Alamosa Creek

11

477

creek (MP11-17)

4

x

creek flows year-round below Ojo Caliente & thru Monticello Canyon, though often diverted away from creedbed between MP15.0-17.2 and for a mile beyond (and again farther down Monticello Canyon Alternate Route into Monticello)

Monticello

17.2

483

village

3

10 mi S of MP 17.2 via Monticello Canyon Alternate; H20 from post office or residences; no other services in Monticello

Garcia Falls Canyon

17.2

483

creek

3

x

MP 9.0 on Burma Road Alternate; water likely at Garcia Falls

San Mateo Canyon

17.2

483