2011 Map of Bouse Hills East

About this map

Butler Valley serves as a stark desert corridor between the Bouse Hills to the west and the Granite Wash Mountains to the southeast. The landscape is defined by the intersection of natural ephemeral drainages and modern water management infrastructure. The Central Arizona Project Aqueduct cuts a definitive path across the valley floor, south of where the Cunningham Wash and Big Granite Wash converge. This 2011 survey captures the area's agricultural and transit footprint, where Butler Valley Farm Rd and N Mcvay Rd provide access to the desert interior. The presence of the Big Granite label in the southern portion of the sheet points toward the heavy influence of the surrounding mountain ranges on the local geography and water flow patterns.