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1964 Map of Horseshoe Dam

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Horseshoe Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Verde River flows through a landscape of high desert peaks and seasonal washes within the Tonto National Forest. In this mid-1960s survey, the river is controlled by the Horseshoe Dam, which forms the Horseshoe Reservoir at the northern end of the map. Downstream, the river winds past a primitive Landing Strip and a local Recreation Area before entering the northern reaches of the Bartlett Reservoir.

Evidence of local history and land use appears in the form of the K A Ranch and scattered Mines tucked into the slopes. High points like St Clair Mountain and St Clair Peak overlook numerous water sources including J M Spring and Indian Spring. Of particular interest to historians and archaeologists are the Petroglyphs noted along the riverbank, indicating much earlier human presence in this arid region of the Yavapai and Maricopa county border.