Summer, 1991
Arroyo,
vol.
5,
no.
2,
pages
1-8,
8
pp.,
Water Resources Research Center,
Tucson, AZ,
Summer,
1991
Washes and arroyos cut or carve patterns into desert surfaces and are as much a natural form of the Arizona landscape as serrated mountains. Meandering over much of the desert, their crevices help make up the texture and shape of desert lands. Indeed, even in developed and urbanized desert areas, washes and arroyos often remain a conspicuous feature, a natural remnant within the urban fabric.