Water Catchments Gila Mntns

[HikeHunt61]

Does anyone know if there are trick tanks/water catchments in the Gilas (particularly Unit 16)? If so, is there a published map or data source showing their locations? AZ G&F has one for most of AZ which is 80% or so correct. Not sure if NM does.

 

[smarba]

NM does not post that data like AZ does. But yes, there are drinkers all over NM.

 

[wweaver79]

Best thing to do is what I am doing now in a Gila unit for elk, spend a few hours on ONX, Basemaps or whatever and mark them up, this year unless it does not monsoon at all most will/should have water. Zoom in you can see which have water on the map. I leave standing visable water as blue and the dry ones or questionable springs light blue.

 

[HikeHunt61]

Ya, I will be spending a few days marking tanks everywhere I can find them. Every time I get a new place to go, I get to spend hours doing research before going!

Some of the catchments are hard to spot, so it's nice when there is something pointing you to them.

Thanks guys.

 

[mossback50cal]

Ya, I will be spending a few days marking tanks everywhere I can find them. Every time I get a new place to go, I get to spend hours doing research before going!

Some of the catchments are hard to spot, so it's nice when there is something pointing you to them.

Thanks guys.

The only problem with maps pointing to those harder to find ones means anyone can find them. ? When you find one, you know it’ll be good.

 

[WapitiBob]

Forest Service pulled the "water" data sets off the gis pages after 9/11; potential terrorist target.