The Little Colorado River winds through this arid expanse of Navajo County, defining a landscape of canyons and washes carved over millennia. This 2018 survey documents a remote ranching and grazing territory where water is the primary architect of human activity. The prevalence of named cattle tanks, such as Jim Dandy Tank, Antelope Tank, and Dry Lake Tank, reflects the essential infrastructure of desert survival. Natural drainage patterns are marked by features like Mexican Hollow Wash and Cottonwood Wash, which converge toward the river.
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1886 · St Johns
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1886 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · St Johns
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1893 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1912 · Petrified Forest
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Saint Johns
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Petrified Forest
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Adamana 3 NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · St. Joseph 1 SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000