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1955 Map of Bear River City

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Bear River City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Bear River City stands at the edge of the Bear River Valley in this mid-1950s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by industrial transport and irrigation. The transition from the steep slopes of Little Mountain to the wetlands of North Bay is marked by the Old Promontory Road and the Union Pacific Railroad Grade, historical routes that cut across the northern end of the Great Salt Lake marshes.

A complex network of water management is visible through the Central Canal, Iowa String Canal Road, and Corinne Levee Canal, which support agriculture near the settlements of Evans and Corinne. In the marshy southern reaches, the map identifies specific coastal features like Stanley McGraw Bay and Appledale Slough, highlighting a delicate environment shared by the Public Shooting Grounds and local landmarks like Stinking Springs.