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Verde River

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[vur-dee, ver‑] / ˈvɜr di, ˈvɛr‑ /
  1. a river in central Arizona, flowing SE to the Salt River. 190 miles (306 km) long.


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Brogdon and another officer had responded to reported gunfire near the Verde River on the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Faith Moore, 16, was found dead alongside the Verde River near Cottonwood following a massive four-day search that involved hundreds of community members and multiple law enforcement agencies, Cottonwood police announced at a press conference.

From Fox News • Jul. 29, 2021

Rep. Isabella Greenway and Interior Secretary Harold Ickes in protest of the revocation of a $4 million allotment which had been promised for construction of a dam on the Verde River.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2015

And enormous tailings ponds remain in the floodplain of the Verde River.

From Scientific American • Jun. 4, 2012

Then, near sundown, an ambulance came and took us over to the Verde River, about a mile away, where we bathed in water almost as thick as that of the Great Colorado.

From Vanished Arizona by Summerhayes, Martha