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1968 Map of Picacho Reservoir

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Picacho Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Picacho Reservoir dominates this Pinal County landscape, its waters held at a spillway elevation of 1505 feet. The Bureau of Reclamation's irrigation infrastructure is clearly delineated, showing the Casa Grande Canal and the Casa Grande Canal Extension feeding into the basin. These man-made water systems contrast sharply with the natural drainage of Brady Wash and the rising peaks of the Picacho Mountains to the southeast.

Land use is largely defined by the grid of local thoroughfares such as Cornman Road and Houser Road, interspersed with numerous wells and Gaging Stations for water management. The southeastern portion of the quadrangle transitions into steeper terrain, where a series of Jeep Trails wind through the mountain foothills, providing a detailed record of mid-century desert access and water engineering in Arizona.