Geology and Hydrology of the Payson - Strawberry - Diamond Rim Area, Gila and Coconino Counties, Central Arizona

The study area, which Feth and Hem (1963) refer to as the Payson Basin, has been the focus of attention for both the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the State of Arizona, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology. Titley (1962) describes this area to be transitional between the Basin and Range Province to the south and the Colorado Plateau to the north relative to topography, elevation, climate, and geology. The topography of the area is dominated by the scarp forms of the Diamond and Mogollon Rims. Peirce and Nations (1986) studied the Buckhead Mesa gravels at the base of the Diamond Rim fault along the classic Tonto segment with the purpose of explaining the developmental history of the Mogollon escarpment. Owen-Joyce and Bell (1983) provided an appraisal of the water resources of the upper Verde River Basin north of the Buckhead Mesa site. Except for the reconnaissance study of springs in the Gila River Basin by Feth and Hem (1963), and the hydrogeologic investigation in the Pine-Strawberry area by Hix (1977) for E&R Water Company, no detailed regional hydrogeologic investigations have been undertaken in the Payson-Pine area.Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu