"Village of the Arroyo" is an apt description for this site as it sits right next to Chaco Wash. Early non-Indian expolorers of Chaco described the wash to be only 18 inches in depth. Recent over-grazing has caused erosion and the river is now 30 feet deep and as much as 100 feet wide.

It's the last great house constructed. The building's axis is aligned with the Lunar Minor Standstill and is accurate to within 2 degrees of the modern measurement.