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1967 Map of Kingman SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Kingman SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

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Sacramento Valley provides a stark illustration of the arid Mohave County landscape in the mid-1960s, defined by its complex drainage network and emerging transportation infrastructure. The vast alluvial plain is carved by numerous ephemeral watercourses, including the prominent Thirteenmile Wash and Sacramento Wash, which converge as they move south. Evidence of human adaptation to this desert environment appears through the presence of several water tanks and the reliable Fig Spring located near Secret Pass Wash.

Transportation and utility corridors are the primary markers of development here. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line runs along the eastern edge, paralleling the nascent highway system at the Griffith Interchange near the settlement of Griffith. Long stretches of pipeline cut diagonally across the terrain, while scattered borrow pits suggest local extraction for road construction and maintenance in this wide desert basin.