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1954 Map of Navajo Creek

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Navajo Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Navajo Indian Reservation landscape is meticulously documented here during the mid-1950s, a period of transition as the region prepared for the creation of Lake Powell. This survey includes blue hatching to designate vast areas along Navajo Creek, Sand Wash, and West Canyon Creek that were identified to be submerged at an elevation of 3700 feet. This detail provides a valuable look at the original canyon floor topography before the inundation changed the geography forever.

Remote traditional dwellings, labeled as Hogan, are noted across the Rainbow Plateau and Weed Bench, offering a window into the settlement patterns of the Diné. Significant landmarks such as the Natural Bridge, Tsai Skizzi Rock, and High Point Rock serve as navigational anchors across the high desert terrain. The map also traces the winding courses of Peach Wash and Kaibito Creek, which cut through the uplifted sandstone of Cummings Mesa and Gray Mesa.