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1979 Map of Antelope Creek

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Antelope Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Antelope Creek and Sheep Creek carve through this high desert terrain in Owyhee County, revealing a landscape defined by water management and isolated homesteads in the late 1970s. The map illustrates a network of livestock or irrigation infrastructure, featuring numerous reservoirs such as Broken Wagon Res No 1, Antelope Creek Reservoir, and Diversion Reservoir. These water sources are critical markers in an arid environment, often situated at the mouths of draws like Broken Wagon Draw or within the Antelope Basin.

For local history and genealogy, the presence of family-named locations such as Eastman Place, Cowan Place, and Roberson Place provides a record of land use and occupancy. Of particular interest is the Bieroth Place (Site), which indicates a historical residence location. Transport across this terrain is limited to a remote network of trails, including the J-P Trail and a backcountry Landing Strip, underscoring the distance between these ranching outposts and larger regional centers.