
The Gila River Indian Reservation dominates this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating a complex hydraulic network of canals and laterals designed to manage water in the arid Pinal County desert. The Gila River itself winds between the Santan Mountains to the north and the Sacaton Mountains to the south, its path paralleled and crossed by an extensive irrigation system including the Santan Canal, Casa Blanca Canal, and the Pima Lateral. This infrastructure supported small agricultural hubs like Sacaton, Olberg, and Sacaton Flats.
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