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1994 Map of Theodore Roosevelt Lake

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Theodore Roosevelt Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Theodore Roosevelt Lake anchors this complex desert and mountain geography, marking the eastern boundary of a massive water management system that follows the Salt River and Tonto Creek. The map documents the sprawling urban edges of Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley as they meet the McDowell Mountain foothills in the mid-1990s. Further north, the planned communities of Carefree and Cave Creek sit near the transition to the protected wilderness of the Tonto National Forest.

Cultural and historical sites are prominent, including the Salt River Indian Reservation and the historic Fort McDowell. The landscape is dominated by the massive Mazatzal Mountains and the Sierra Ancha, where the map tracks the rugged corridors of Highway 87 and Highway 188. From the high peaks of Four Peaks to the archaeological significance of Tonto National Monument, the sheet captures the intersection of ancient lands, federal forest management, and modern Arizona expansion.