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25-1594: (Redirected from Río Verde ) Rio Verde , Río Verde , or Rioverde ( green river ) may refer to: Municipalities [ edit ] Brazil [ edit ] Rio Verde, Goiás Lucas do Rio Verde Conceição do Rio Verde Rio Verde de Mato Grosso Ecuador [ edit ] Río Verde Canton Rioverde, Ecuador Other places [ edit ] Río Verde Quila Quila Canton, Chayanta Municipality , Bolivia Río Verde, Chile Rioverde, San Luis Potosí , Mexico Rio Verde, Arizona , United States Rivers [ edit ] Brazil [ edit ] Rio Verde (Bahia) Rio Verde (Das Almas River tributary) Rio Verde (Das Bois River) Rio Verde (Grande River tributary) Rio Verde (Guaporé River tributary, Mato Grosso) Rio Verde (Guaporé River tributary, Rondônia) Rio Verde (Jamari River tributary) Rio Verde (lower Paranaíba River tributary) Rio Verde (Maranhão River tributary) Rio Verde (Mato Grosso do Sul) Rio Verde (Piquiri) Rio Verde (Sacre River tributary) Rio Verde (São Paulo) Rio Verde (Sapucaí) Rio Verde (Teles Pires tributary) Rio Verde (Tocantins) Rio Verde (upper Paranaíba River tributary) Rio Verde Grande Rio Verde Pequeno Mexico [ edit ] Río Verde (Chihuahua) Río Verde (Jalisco) Río Verde (Oaxaca) Río Verde (San Luis Potosi) Paraguay [ edit ] Río Verde (Paraguay) Spain [ edit ] Río Verde (Málaga) ,

50-748: A 6-mile (10 km) stretch of the river was identified by the state of Arizona as a critical natural resource. This reach of the Verde River and its associated riparian zone , between the town of Clarkdale (near Tuzigoot National Monument ) and the Bridgeport State Route 89A Bridge, became part of the Arizona State Parks system. The park, called the Verde River Greenway State Natural Area, encompasses 480 acres (190 ha). Dead Horse Ranch State Park , near Cottonwood,

75-463: A month. It has also a Family Medicine Program (PSF), with eight teams. Rio Verde had 242 industries , 1,768 commercial establishments and 1,996 service establishments (statistics of 2007). It has also 5 industrial districts. The largest employer is the Mixed Cooperative of Agricultural Producers of Southwestern Goiás, the first to be founded in the entire Center-West region, ranking among

100-549: A river in Málaga Province, Andalusia, whose source is in the Sierra de las Nieves United States [ edit ] Verde River Other meanings [ edit ] Rio Verde Esporte Clube , a Brazilian football (soccer) club Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rio Verde . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

125-497: A tax exemption for ten years to anyone who would settle in the area. In 1846 lands were donated for the building of the first chapel, Nossa Senhora das Dores. In 1848 it was made a freguesia (parish) with the name Dores de Rio Verde. In 1882 it was elevated to a city. Mayors of Rio Verde: Rio Verde is the largest producer of grains in the state, reaching up to 790 thousand metric tons per year of rice , cotton , soy , maize , sorghum , millet , beans and sunflowers . There

150-452: Is Camp Verde. Species along this stretch include largemouth and smallmouth bass, sunfish, channel and flathead catfish, carp, crayfish, and bullfrogs. The same species that are found between Camp Verde and Horseshoe Lake are also present along a 12-mile (19 km) stretch of the river from Horseshoe Lake to Bartlett Lake. The elevation along this stretch averages 1,800 feet (550 m) above sea level. The nearest town with fuel and supplies

175-461: Is Cottonwood. Fish species frequenting this stretch of the river include largemouth bass , redeye bass , sunfish , channel catfish , flathead catfish, yellow perch , chub, carp, and, in winter, rainbow trout . Crayfish and bullfrogs are also found. From Camp Verde to Horseshoe Lake, about 60 miles (97 km) of fishable waters are at an average elevation of 2,800 feet (850 m). The nearest town with fuel and other supplies and amenities

200-677: Is a major tributary of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona . It is about 170 miles (270 km) long and carries a mean flow of 602 cubic feet per second (17.0 m /s) at its mouth . It is one of the largest perennial streams in Arizona. The river begins below the dam at Sullivan Lake, fed by Big Chino Wash and Williamson Valley Wash in Yavapai County . The Verde flows freely for 125 miles (201 km) through private, state, tribal and United States Forest Service lands, specifically

225-630: Is adjacent to the Greenway. At Drake, Arizona , its canyon is termed "Hell Canyon", and it is spanned by the Hell Canyon Bridge , a road bridge built in 1923, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Plants found in riparian zones along the river include ailanthus , Arizona alder , sycamore , and walnut trees; a variety of willows ; reeds, cattails , box elder , and saltcedar , among others. Aquatic vertebrates along

250-462: Is also a considerable production of sugarcane for the extraction of sugar and ethanol . The arable land exceeds 2,300 square kilometres. With 320,000 head (2007), the city has one of the largest cattle herds and is the largest producer of milk in the state, producing 61 million liters per month. It also is a large producer of poultry (11,600,000) and pigs (335,000). Approximately 20 thousand head of cattle are slaughtered per month, supplying both

275-404: Is between 20 °C and 35 °C. Vegetation is mainly cerrado , with some residual forests . The bordering cities are Aparecida do Rio Doce , Cachoeira Alta , Caiapônia , Castelândia , Jataí , Maurilândia , Montividiu , Paraúna , Quirinópolis , Santa Helena de Goiás , and Santo Antonio da Barra . Two major federal highways cross the municipality: BR-060, which links Brasília to

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300-470: Is the center of the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion , situated at a distance of 229 km (142 mi) from Goiânia , the capital of the state and 420 km (261 mi) from Brasilia , the capital of Brazil. Highway connections from Goiânia and the following other cities; Abadia de Goiás , Guapó , Indiara , Acreúna , and Santo Antônio da Barra are made by BR-060. The annual average temperature

325-669: The Fundação do Ensino Superior do Rio Verde (FESURV), with 13 undergraduate courses in several areas, as well as other colleges, such as Faculdades Objetivo, Faculdade Almeida Rodrigues and IFGoiano - Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Goiano. Rio Verde is a regional health care center, with 110 physicians and 150 dentists, in all specialties, 26 clinics, two mobile and one airborne intensive care units, and three ambulances. It has also 9 hospitals , 1 hemocenter and 1 municipal emergency care center, 11 ambulatory public health centers, which dispense about 25,000 consultations

350-710: The Gila River west of Phoenix . In 1984, the United States Congress designated 40.5 miles (65.2 km) of the Verde River as Wild and Scenic through the National Wild and Scenic River program. The Scenic portion begins at Beasley Flats and extends downstream about 19 miles (31 km) to the northern boundary of the Mazatzal Wilderness . The Wild portion extends from there to the mouth of Red Creek, about 22 miles (35 km) further downstream. In 1986,

375-609: The Prescott National Forest , Coconino National Forest and Tonto National Forest , before encountering the first of two dams that make Horseshoe Lake and Bartlett Lake . The cities of Camp Verde , Clarkdale and Cottonwood are the main population centers along the river. The Verde River and the Salt River converge on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community . The Salt River flows into

400-839: The Verde River @ Clarkdale, beginning at the Lower TAPCO River Access Point (RAP) and floating to the Tuzigoot RAP in Clarkdale; Skidmore RAP to Black Canyon RAP or Bignotti RAP on the Prescott National Forest between Cottonwood and Camp Verde; and White Bridge RAP to Clear Creek RAP or Beasley Flat RAP on the Prescott National Forest below Camp Verde. The Verde River above Camp Verde has about 70 miles (110 km) of fishable waters at an average elevation of 3,800 feet (1,200 m) above sea level. The nearest town with fuel, restaurants, lodging, groceries, and fishing tackle

425-629: The Verde River by fur trappers led by Ewing Young , and including Kit Carson , dating to 1829. Edgar Alexander Mearns wrote in his 1907 naturalist survey Mammals of the Mexican Boundary of the United States that beaver were present on nearly all streams of the Colorado Basin . Re-introductions of beaver in recent times have transformed even small desert streams into robust riparian habitat, increasing species abundance and diversity. Floating

450-562: The Verde River in rafts and kayaks is a popular pastime as it runs through scenic valleys and the Mazatzal Wilderness. The facilities described below are maintained by the Tonto National Forest authority. Kayak rentals, shuttles, boating gear and services are available in Clarkdale, Cottonwood and Camp Verde. Several commercial outfitters offer guided trips on the Verde River. Popular stretches for commercial boating include

475-406: The Verde River include North American beaver , belted kingfishers , great blue herons , otters , Chiricahua leopard frogs , Sonoran mud turtles , and others. Among the 27 species of fish found in the river are carp , flathead catfish , roundtail chub , Gila chub , bass , desert sucker , mosquitofish , red shiner , and Sonora sucker . Beaver were trapped "with considerable success" on

500-654: The domestic and international markets (10% of the production is exported). Agricultural production (2006) in hectares: In the agricultural sector there were 2,166 farms in 2006 with a total area of 513,233 hectares, of which 281,871 hectares were planted, 141,289 hectares were in pasture, and 74,187 hectares were in woodland. Farms employed 3,928 workers. The city is a regional educational center, in all educational levels. There are 32,000 students enrolled in primary and secondary education, in 11 elementary schools, 52 municipal junior and high schools, 19 state junior and high schools and 20 private schools. Vocational education at

525-413: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rio_Verde&oldid=998698429 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rio Verde, Goi%C3%A1s It

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550-476: The secondary level is offered by the Rio Verde campus of IFGoiano , with courses in many knowledge areas; SENAI , with courses in automobile maintenance , electronics, heavy mechanics, computer science , security and administrative support; SENAC , with business management , computer science , fashion and beauty , health care , tourism , social communication and arts . Rio Verde has one university ,

575-410: The state of Acre , and BR-452, which links Rio Verde to Itumbiara , Goiás on the way to São Paulo , SP. Gal. Leite de Castro Airport is a regional with a paved 1,500-meter runway, with night lighting and a passenger terminal. There are daily flights to Goiânia , Uberlândia , Ribeirão Preto , São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro . The development of Rio Verde began in 1838 when the government offered

600-464: The three largest of the country, with more than 4 thousand employees and generating 1.3 thousand jobs. Rio Verde attracts 62% of the private investments of the state, 60% of the agricultural loans by Banco do Brasil and 15% of the state's agricultural operational funding. The agricultural vocation is expressed by the strong development of agricultural tourism and events, with emphasis on technologies that bring entrepreneurs and researchers from all over of

625-597: The world. The city has four radio stations (three FM and one AM), two TV stations , Digital cable TV and two newspapers . The municipality is one of the most prosperous in the state. In 2000, Rio Verde earned a score of 0.807 on the UN Human Development Index , ranking it number 1 out of 242 municipalities in the state, and number 44 out of 5,507 municipalities in the country. Rio Verde has established partnerships with these cities: Verde River The Verde River ( Yavapai : Haka'he:la)

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