2011 Map of Tudecoz Spring

About this map

Wide Ruin Wash defines the drainage patterns of this high desert landscape, cutting through the terrain alongside Pine Canyon. This 2011 survey illustrates a sparse network of infrastructure in the Navajo Nation, where vital water sources like Tudecoz Spring and the Na Des Bah Well provide necessary resources in a semi-arid environment. The presence of the Transwestern Pipeline Number Four Airport suggests the intersection of energy industry logistics with the traditional land use of the Fort Defiance Agency. Grounded by a series of local thoroughfares including Indian Rte-28 and Todikoozh Rd, the map documents a contemporary view of connectivity across these ancestral lands, where long-distance pipelines and desert washes dictate the placement of human activity.