watervulnerability

Coconino National Forest Watershed Vulnerability Assessment, Southwest Region (R3)
Watershed HUC
Upper Clear Creek 1502000803
West Clear Creek 1506020301
Fossil Creek 1506020303
Beaver Creek 1506020206
Oak Creek 1506020205
Table 1. Watersheds on the Coconino NF included in the Watershed Vulnerability Assessment
Figure 2. Watersheds included in the Coconino NF Watershed Vulnerability Assessment
Water is an extremely important resource on the CNF. Parts of the Forest lie within the Central Highlands
of Arizona. This area receives higher precipitation than most of the state, and therefore is an important
source of runoff and groundwater, locally and regionally (Figure 3). Water from the watersheds selected
for the assessment supports a variety of important aquatic resources that include both natural systems and
human uses. Perennial water is relatively scarce, and demands for both instream uses and diverted water
are high.
132 Assessing the Vulnerability of Watersheds to Climate Change