The Butler Valley Basin, located in the northern part of the planning area, is 288 square miles in area. Geographic features and principal places are shown on Figure 7.1-1. The basin is characterized by a valley bordered by two mountain ranges. Vegetation types include Lower Colorado River and Arizona uplands Sonoran desertscrub and a small amount of southwestern interior chaparral on the eastern basin boundary. (See Figure 7.0-9)
Principal geographic features shown on Figure 7.1-1 are:
- Cunningham Wash running northeast to southwest in the northern portion of the basin
- Butler Valley bordered by the Harcuvar Mountains on the eastern basin boundary and the Buckskin Mountains on the northwestern basin boundary
- Harcuvar Peak at 4,618 feet, the highest point in the basin
- The lowest point in the basin at 1,345 feet at The “Narrows” where Cunningham Wash exits the basin.
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Figure 7.1-1 Butler Valley Basin Geographic Features
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