1979 Map of Sullivan Draw South

About this map

Sullivan Draw and Little Joe Draw define the drainage patterns of this high desert landscape in Mohave County, where water management is the primary marker of human activity. The map reveals a sophisticated network of catchments and reservoirs essential for ranching and survival in an arid environment. Named water features like Sullivan Reservoir, Englestead Tank, and Nutter Tank are distributed across the terrain, connected by primitive transportation routes. To the northwest, the descent of Hobble Canyon toward Hobble Pond provides a stark contrast to the broader draws. The prevalence of family-named features such as Alice Pond, West Cox Pond, and High Bliss Pond suggests a history of localized land use and individual ranching claims during the late 1970s.