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1967 Map of Milkweed Canyon NW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Milkweed Canyon NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Hualapai Indian Reservation dominates this 1967 survey of Mohave County, where the desert plateau meets the deep incisions of the Colorado River drainage system. The landscape is defined by the massive geological features of Milkweed Canyon and Spencer Canyon, which carve through the high ground towards the north. To the northeast, the map transitions into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, marked by an Indefinite Boundary that reflects the complex jurisdictional borders of the era.

Water management in this arid environment is documented through numerous localized improvements, including Meriwhitica Tank, Harding Spring, and Willow Tank. These vital water sources are connected by a network of unimproved tracks such as Meriwhitica Road, Buck and Doe Road, and West Water Road. The presence of a Corral and North Tank near the reservation boundary indicates the land's continued use for livestock grazing in the late 1960s.