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1966 Map of Alkali Creek

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Alkali Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Eberhard Ranch sits at the center of this Big Horn County landscape, where the drainage systems of the arid Wyoming basin dictate the patterns of human activity. The terrain is defined by the carved paths of Alkali Creek, Crystal Creek, and Black Gulch, which cut through the high desert floor. Water management is a central theme of this 1960s survey, evidenced by the presence of the Bethurem Reservoir and the numbered Phelps Res No 1 and Phelps Res No 2.

Resource extraction also left its mark on the land, with several prospects identified alongside an Oil Well and a Drill Hole. These features suggest a mid-century period of exploration in the northern Wyoming territory. The map provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure of the era, from the ranching homesteads to the network of unimproved roads that navigate the complex topography between the T. 55 N. and T. 54 N. township lines.