The San Francisco River is a river in the southwest United States, the largest tributary of the Upper Gila River. It originates near Alpine, Arizona and flows into New Mexico before reentering Arizona and joining the Gila downstream from Clifton. See also List of Arizona rivers List of New Mexico rivers List of tributaries of the Colorado River References External links San Francisco River Rivers of Arizona Rivers of New Mexico Rivers of Greenlee County, Arizona Rivers of Apache County, Arizona Tributaries of the Gila River Rivers of Catron County, New Mexico