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Frye Mesa Reservoir

Graham County, AZ

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Small Coronado National Forest reservoir on the lower Pinaleño Mountains southwest of Safford. Popular trout water when high-elevation Riggs Flat Lake is iced in or snowed out; long associated with rare Gila trout management and valley-rim desert-to-foothill scenery on Forest Road approaches.

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RegionGraham County, AZ
Coordinates32.7538, -109.8341
ManagerCoronado National Forest (Safford RD)
FishStocked trout; Gila trout association in district materials
RoleLower-elevation alternative to Riggs Flat Lake
NearbySafford / Swift Trail corridor

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