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2021 Map of Metzger Tank

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Metzger Tank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Coconino Wash carves through this high-plateau landscape, defining a drainage system within the eastern portion of the Kaibab National Forest. The area is characterized by a specialized ranching or land-management infrastructure centered on numerous named water tanks, which serve as vital landmarks in this arid environment. These features, including Metzger Tank and Wagner Tank, are scattered across the township lines of T30N and T29N, highlighting how water security dictated the use of the range.

Personalized landmarks like Little Tom Moore Tank and Little Sam Moore Tank suggest a history of individual or family livestock operations in the Coconino County uplands. Other remote catchments such as Hole-Sappa Tank and Geddes Tank dot the drainage basins near Bailey Tank, providing specific points of reference for those tracing historical grazing allotments or land-use patterns within the national forest boundaries.