World of the Wash-Saguaro National Park - Tucson AZ 85743
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Don.Morfe
N 32° 15.258 W 111° 11.874
12S E 481359 N 3568640
Marker is located at the visitor center garden in the Tucson Monument District, Saguaro National Park, 2700 North Kinney Road, Tucson AZ 85743.
Waymark Code: WM18WAW
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2023
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World of the Wash-Saguaro National Park
Below is the dry bed of an intermittent stream called a desert wash. For a short time, during desert thunderstorms, flash floods rush down the mountain slopes and through desert washes to nearby rivers.
However, beneath the wash’s sandy surface, some moisture remains throughout the year. Non-succulent plants such as palo verde, ragweed, and ironwood thrive along the wash edges because of the underground water supply. Other small plants-ferns and mosses-cling to some shaded embankments.
Walk down the stairs to explore this desert wash. Look for tracks and other signs that deer, tortoises, pack rats, rabbits, lizards, and other animals travel along his sand-filled corridor.
(Inscription beside the photo on the right)
Rainfall running off a mountain slope (right) can quickly fill desert washes. Beware of desert thunderstorms: Flash floods can occur suddenly.
Marker Name: World of the Wash
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
National Park Service
Year placed: 1961
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