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1972 Map of Bear River City

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Bear River City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Bear River winds through this northern Utah landscape, defining a complex corridor of wetlands, agricultural tracts, and historic transportation routes. The 1970s orthophotomosaic reveals the dense network of irrigation and drainage surrounding settlements like Bear River City and Corinne. Significant infrastructure is visible across the flats, including the Central Pacific Railroad and an Old Railroad Grade that cuts across the valley floor toward Little Mountain.

The interplay between water and land is evident in the transition from the flowing Malad River to the brackish reaches of North Bay and East Bay. Smaller features such as Stinking Spring and various Gravel Pits suggest the localized geography that residents navigated daily. From the elevated terrain of The Knoll to the low-lying Appledale Slough, the map documents the engineered balance of a valley shaped by the river and the rail.