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1968 Map of Badger Island NW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Badger Island NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Great Salt Lake dominates the northern horizon of this orthophotomap, showing the shoreline as it stood in November 1966 at an elevation of 4193 feet. The landscape transitions from the open water into expansive Mud Flat zones, illustrating the stark, saline environment of the eastern Lakeside Valley. This 1960s-era survey is particularly distinctive for its use of an orthophotomosaic, which provides a photographic layer underneath the traditional topographic contours, revealing the subtle textures of the desert floor and salt crust.

A long, linear Protective Drainage Ditch cuts across the center of the sheet, an engineered feature likely designed to manage seasonal runoff or brine movement across the flats. The boundary between T 3 N and T 2 N serves as a primary reference point for this Tooele County terrain, where the absence of established settlements highlights the industrial and environmental focus of land use in this part of the Great Basin.