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2014 Map of Many Farms

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Many Farms
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Many Farms serves as the primary hub of this high-desert landscape, situated where Us-191 intersects the vast irrigation potential of the Many Farms Lake reservoir. The map reveals a complex hydraulic system vital to the region's agricultural heritage, including the massive Chinle Wash and smaller drainage networks like Tezinie Wash and Jimson Weed Wash. These waterways, alongside several named water sources such as Hard Spring and Valley Store Spring, illustrate the critical importance of water management in the Chinle Valley.

The terrain transitions from the open valley floor into deeply cut topographical features like Sheep Dip Canyon and Tezinie Canyon to the east. These landforms, combined with the presence of Black Mountain Wash, speak to the erosion-carved geology of the Navajo Nation. Local transport is represented by a network of Bureau of Indian Affairs routes, including Bia-59 and Bia-8084, which connect the scattered homesteads and grazing lands to the central settlement.