Photo comparison of La Morita rapid on the Rio Aros in both December 2011 and July 2012. December flows were high for the time of year and July flows were near average.
Flows in late spring and early summer are so low that the run in the foreground is completely non-existant (dry). What flow there is on the other side of the river moves between and mostly under the house-sized boulders.
Created as part of a collection of Arizona river overview documents titled "River of the Month Series, Celebrating Arizona’s Rivers".
Created as part of a collection of Arizona river overview documents titled "River of the Month Series, Celebrating Arizona’s Rivers".
Created as part of a collection of Arizona river overview documents titled "River of the Month Series, Celebrating Arizona’s Rivers".
Created as part of a collection of Arizona river overview documents titled "River of the Month Series, Celebrating Arizona’s Rivers".
This expedition was put together with support from the Northern Jaguar Project. The goal was to document flora and fauna in the remote and wild region in eastern Sonora.
The Sonoran state government is building a controversial pipeline (Independencia pipeline) that wil
The Rio Sonoyta, despite grazing across the watershed, agriculture, groundwater pumping, and the incredible dry nature of the region, still has perennial flow in stretches west of the town of Sonoyta.
In early April 2011 a 2 person crew took 2 inflatable kayaks down part of the Rio Aros and Rio Yaqui to do bird surveys on parts of the Northern Jaguar Reserve and nearby areas. The reserve encompasses 70 square miles of prime jaguar habitat just 125 miles south of the Arizona border. This area is one of the most remote and rugged wilderness left in northern Mexico.
