# Childs Valley

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The **Childs Valley** is a valley in the [Sonoran Desert](/source/Sonoran_Desert) of south-central [Arizona](/source/Arizona) northwest of [Ajo](/source/Ajo,_Arizona). Upstream sections are located in far western [Pima County](/source/Pima_County,_Arizona); downstream it merges into the [Gila River Valley](/source/Gila_River_Valley) in southwestern [Maricopa County](/source/Maricopa_County,_Arizona). Upstream, the valley lies northeast and parallel to the [Growler Valley](/source/Growler_Valley) and [Growler Mountains](/source/Growler_Mountains).[1][2]

## Description

Childs Valley is northwest trending. The west part of the upper valley contains Daniels Wash which flows north, then west at the north end of the [Growler Mountains](/source/Growler_Mountains) to meet [Growler Wash](/source/Growler_Wash), the upstream, southern region of the [San Cristobal Valley](/source/San_Cristobal_Valley) watershed.[3] The eastern part of the upper Childs Valley contains Childs Wash, the western tributary to the [Tenmile Wash](/source/Tenmile_Wash) watershed.[4] The Childs Wash drains the northwest of the [Little Ajo Mountains](/source/Little_Ajo_Mountains), where [Ajo, Arizona](/source/Ajo,_Arizona) is on its east. The east of the Little Ajo's are drained by [Tenmile Wash](/source/Tenmile_Wash). The [Crater Range](/source/Crater_Range) borders its northeast, and is also the northeast border of Tenmile Wash. The [Aguila Mountains](/source/Aguila_Mountains) border the southwest between the Childs and San Cristobal valleys.[1][2]

Childs Valley is northwest trending and drains into the [Gila River](/source/Gila_River_Valley) and [Park](/source/Park_Valley_(Arizona)) valleys.

## References

1. *Ajo, Arizona-Sonora* 1x2 degree Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982

1. *Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer,* DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-325-7

1. ["San Cristobal Valley Watershed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020301145926/http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=15070203). Archived from [the original](http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=15070203) on 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

1. ["Tenmile Wash Watershed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020301150007/http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=15070202). Archived from [the original](http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=15070202) on 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

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