The Papago Country, Arizona: A geographic, geologic, and hydrologic reconnaissance with a guide to desert watering places
Bryan K. 1925. The Papago Country, Arizona: A geographic, geologic, and hydrologic reconnaissance with a guide to desert watering places. USGS Water-Supply Paper 499. Department of the Interior. Reston, Virginia
Maps and guides of the area and description of existing water supplies and the prospects for developing new supplies are described. Practical methods of storing small supplies of surface water are included. The conclusion is made, based upon extensive data, that most of the region's water supplies for purposes other than irrigation can be obtained by drilling wells. Gives some details on the types of rocks and geological history of the mountain ranges in Organ Pipe, detailed descriptions of Dripping Springs, Quitobaquito, Cipriano Well, Bates Well, Blankenship Well, including water analyses, and detailed accounts of the roads.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bryan, Kirk
- Date of Issue
- 1925
- Publisher
- Department of the Interior
- Units
- NRSS , ORPI , SAGU , WRD
- Keywords
- Bates Well (ORPI), Blankenship Well (ORPI), Cipriano Well (ORPI), Dripping Springs (ORPI), Irrigation, Quitobaquito Springs (ORPI), Water, Water Analysis, Water Resources, Water Supply, WRBIB