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2018 Map of Thatcher

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Thatcher
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Thatcher and the Gila Valley serve as the focal point of this survey, where the irrigation history of Graham County is clearly visible through the Smithville Canal and Robinson Ditch. The landscape transitions from the residential blocks of Pima and Central in the north to the rising elevations of the Coronado National Forest and the Pinaleno Mountains in the south. Academic and local heritage is preserved here at Eastern Arizona College and through multiple burial grounds including Old Central Cem and Thatcher Cem.

The water management systems of the high desert are a defining characteristic, with numerous tanks and reservoirs like Frye Mesa Reservoir and Cluff Reservoir Number One catching runoff from canyons such as Frye Canyon and Deadman Canyon. Researchers can trace the development of the high mesas, including Halls Mesa and Riggs Mesa, while noting the engineered features like the McEnary Tunnel that supported local land use.