Cibecue Creek is a river situated in

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. Cibecue Creek lies entirely within the

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. The Cibecue Creek Valley region is home to the

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. The settlement of Cibecue lies on the creek, and the Battle of Cibecue Creek took place in the area. The creek's watershed encompasses and flows from forested hills around the

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to Salt River. In the 1960s the creek was subject to a controversial watershed management program by the

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involving the aggressive removal of vegetation, for example by using poison and bulldozers.

References

{{coord, 33.8381, -110.5563, format=dms, type:river_region:US-AZ, display=title Rivers of Navajo County, Arizona Tributaries of the Salt River (Arizona)