Arizona reservoir nearly vanishes after snowpack collapse triggers massive fish kill

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The Gila River is one of the Southwest's most vital waterways, supplying water to communities, farms, and wildlife while connecting the snow-covered mountains of southwestern New Mexico with the desert landscapes of southwestern Arizona.

In years with ample precipitation, winter snow that accumulates in the Mogollon Mountains and Black Range provides much of the river's spring runoff. That water helps replenish San Carlos Reservoir, which was created by the Co...

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