1981 Map of Vaiva Vo

About this map

Vaiva Vo serves as a focal point within the Papago Indian Reservation during the early 1980s, illustrating a landscape defined by significant water management projects in the Sonoran desert. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Tat Momolikot Dam and the resulting Lake St Clair, which collects the seasonal flows of the Santa Rosa Wash. This infrastructure highlights the transition from traditional desert land use to modern hydrological engineering, contrasting with older settlement markers such as a small Cem and various Ruins located near the village center. To the west and east, the Vaiva Hills and Tat Momoli Mountains hem in the Santa Rosa Valley, where a network of pipelines, an aqueduct, and numerous wells indicate the intensive effort to secure water for this arid territory.