How a watershed works, Aravaipa and its hydrology and how Aravaipa runs into the San Pedro, to the Gila and onto the metro Phoenix area is what makes AWCA important to all.

Aerial and ground surveys for the US Bureau of Reclamation  WaterSMART Applied Science Tools grant” The Enhancement of LIDAR and Precipitation & Soils Monitoring in the Aravaipa Watershed” specific to the lower Aravaipa Watershed have been completed.  AWCA Slope - this shows the percent change in elevation for the watershed planning, the darker the red, the steeper the terrain in that area. The resolution for all of the LIDAR elevation data we're using here is about 30ft x 30 ft. Eventually, we'll be able to use this data to create a 3D map of the watershed.

This grant will continue the partnerships between AWCA and Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management (AZFFMD), Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF), Arizona State Land Department (AZSLD), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), US Forest Service (USFS), US Geological Survey (USGS), The Nature's Conservancy (TNC).