Park Valley (Arizona)
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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
.
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 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
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
is a small, northwest by southeast trending valley centered on the Gila River
Gila River
The Gila River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona.-Description:...
in central-east Yuma County
Yuma County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
. The southeast border of the valley is the northern Sentinel Plain
Sentinel Plain
The Sentinel Plain is an extensive northwest-southeast trending plain south of the Gila River Valley in southwestern Arizona, USA. It is centered on the community of Sentinel, Arizona located on Interstate 8, approximately west of Gila Bend....
of Maricopa County
Maricopa County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
which drains northwestwards toward the Gila River Valley
Gila River Valley
The Gila River Valley is a multi-sectioned valley of the Gila River, mostly in Arizona. The Gila River forms in western New Mexico and flows west across southern-eastern, south-central, and southwestern Arizona; it changes directions across the state, and defines specific areas and valleys...
.
Interstate 8 is on the south perimeter of the valley, with towns on I-8 of Dateland
Dateland, Arizona
Dateland is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is in an area well known for date palm dates.Dateland has the ZIP Code of 85333; in 2000, the population of the 85333 ZCTA was 852....
in the southwest, Aztec on the center-south, and further east, Sentinel on the southeast.
Tenmile Wash
Tenmile Wash
Tenmile Wash is an ephemeral wash and watercourse about long in the northern Sonoran Desert of south-central Arizona. It forms the eastern drainage of a two drainage system of dry washes into the Gila River Valley; both flow northwesterly, and the western drainage is the San Cristobal Wash...
, of the Tenmile Wash Watershed has its outfall on the Gila River on the southwest of Park Valley. The coordinates for Dateland, Arizona
Dateland, Arizona
Dateland is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is in an area well known for date palm dates.Dateland has the ZIP Code of 85333; in 2000, the population of the 85333 ZCTA was 852....
, on the southwest border of Park Valley are 32°47′47"N 113°32′28"W