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1952 Map of Gila Butte SE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Gila Butte SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Gila River Indian Reservation occupies much of this landscape, where the flat alluvial plains of the Gila River meet the rising slopes of the Sacaton Mountains. The hydrology of the region is defined by the Casa Blanca Canal and an extensive system of levees, with several segments specifically marked as Road on Levee. These features indicate the critical role of water management and flood control in the Sonoran Desert during the mid-20th century.

Local infrastructure and early industrial activity are visible through scattered markers such as a Water Tank and a Sewage Disposal (Aband) site. For those interested in the extraction history of the area, several small-scale workings are noted, including a Pit and a Prospect located near the southern mountain range. The map also includes 1967 road updates, shown in purple, reflecting the transition of the local transportation network over two decades.