The Verde Valley Region is approximately 50 km (31 miles) long and 17k m (10.5 miles) wide.  It is bounded on the southwest by the Black Hills which have a relief of more than 1200 m (3900 feet) above the valley floor.  The valley floor lies at an elevation of about 1 km (3280 feet) above sea level.  The Verde River, a major river of Arizona, flows to the southeast through the valley and is fed by perennial, groundwater-fed streams from the north and east.  Numerous ephemeral tributaries drain the west and northwest portions of the valley.  The Mogollon Rim, a prominent escarpment rises 300 to 600 m (985 to 1970 feet) above the valley floor along the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau.  The Mogollon Rim marks the eastern and southeastern boundaries of the Verde Valley.

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