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2017 Map of Big Bend Draw

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Big Bend Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The San Rafael Swell dominates this portion of Emery County, defining a landscape shaped by drainage systems like Whiskey Wash and Bitter Seep Wash. In this high desert terrain, water sources were critical for survival and travel, marked here by Devils Canyon Spring, Upper Kimball Seep, and Lower Kimball Seep. These vital points, along with livestock-related features like Chris Pond and Clyde and Neils Pond, highlight the intersection of natural geology and human land use in a region primarily defined by its topographic extremes.

Evidence of historical passage through the canyons is visible in the network of local routes such as Co Rd 927 and The Dizzy Trl. Significant geological formations, including The Dike, Reeds Mesa, and The Big Bend along Muddy Cr, illustrate the complex erosion patterns that characterize the area's mesas and draws. This document provides a record of these remote landmarks and water features that have long guided movement through the central Utah desert.