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1973 Map of Balko

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Balko
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Balko serves as the central hub for this high plains landscape in Beaver County during the early 1970s. The region is defined by a sparse but active industrial network, where numerous extractions sites like the Caliche Pit and Gravel Pit appear alongside an extensive Oil Field. This economic activity is interconnected by a subterranean Pipeline system that cuts across the section lines of the high prairie.

Surface water is concentrated in several seasonal drainages, including Willow Creek, Elm Creek, and Dugout Creek, which carve subtle relief into the terrain. In the southeast, the North Fork Clear Creek adds further geographic detail to an area otherwise dominated by the geometric precision of ranching and resource extraction. The map also records early infrastructure markers such as BR 2692 and BR 2748, providing specific coordinates for researchers tracing the development of local roads and survey boundaries in Beaver South.