Oak Creek Canyon is a river gorge located along the Mogollon Rim in northern Arizona between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona.
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Oak Creek . Sedona, AZMore information:
Oak Creek Canyon is about 12 miles (19.2 km) long, ranging in width from 0.8 to 2.5 miles (1.3 to 4 km). The depth of the canyon ranges from 800-2, 000 feet (240 to 600 meters). However, due to the faulting that played a major role in its formation, the west rim of the canyon is 700 feet (210 meters) higher than the east rim. The average elevation of the west rim is 7, 200 feet (2, 160 meters) while the east rim elevation is 6, 500 feet (1, 950 m) Oak Creek, a tributary of the Verde River, flows along the bottom of the canyon, and is one of the few perennial streams in the high desert region of northern Arizona. Oak Creek is largely responsible for carving the modern Oak Creek Canyon, although movement along the Oak Creek Fault, a 30-mile (48 km) long north-south normal fault line, is thought to have played a role as well. Below Sedona, Oak Creek enters more open country. It meanders past the communities of Page Springs and Cornville, Arizona, and reaches its confluence with the Verde River about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Cottonwood, Arizona.[1] In June 2006, the southern portion of the canyon, near Slide Rock State Park, was affected by a 4, 300 acre (17.4 square km) wildfire known as the "Brins Fire"