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2021 Map of Ninemile Seep

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Petrified Forest National Park occupies the western edge of this High Desert landscape, where the terrain transitions from protected federal lands into a network of livestock tanks and seasonal washes. The hydrology of the region is defined by the braided courses of Ninemile Wash and Milky Wash, which drain the arid plains toward Puerco Ridge. Water security in this Apache County corridor is marked by man-made catchments like Rock Tank, Reese Tank, and the seasonally variable Red Lake.

The map reveals a sparsely populated ranching landscape stitched together by a complex grid of rural tracks, including Cherry's Rd and Witch Well Rd. Named features like Ninemile Seep indicate the critical importance of reliable water sources in a region where travel once depended on the next available spring. The presence of Forgotten Trl suggests the historical pathways that preceded the modern county road system.