Arizona Gazetteer
Fish Creek Canyon is a physical feature (valley) in Maricopa County. The primary coordinates for Fish Creek Canyon places it within the AZ 85119 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Fish Creek Canyon |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | Trends SW-NW to Canyon Lake on Salt River. |
| History: | Name derived from Fish Creek which flows through it. The canyon was earlier called 'Box Canyon' because of its boxlike shape. In 1917, Prof. Aubrey Drury (Southern Pacific Railroad), proposed the name 'Barranca Grande' (Spanish for 'great ravine') for advertising purposes. The new name was approved, but the following year, 1918, the name 'Fish Creek Canyon' was approved (US-T121, AZ-T101/p. 236). |
| County: | Maricopa County |
| Latitude: | 33.5760944 |
| Longitude: | -111.3537424 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fish Creek Canyon: Fish Creek Canyon.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Fish Creek Canyon does not include property ownership information.
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