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2012 Map of Big Horn

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Big Horn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Big Horn serves as the focal point of this Sheridan County landscape, where the foothills meet a complex network of irrigation systems essential to Wyoming agriculture. The map documents an intricate water-management infrastructure, featuring named canals like the Gerdel Ditch, East Side Ditch, and the aptly named Last Chance Ditch. These waterways thread through the drainage basins of Little Goose Creek and Meade Creek, supporting ranches such as the Meade Creek Ranch.

Evidence of local history and topography is abundant in the naming of numerous draws and gulches, including Stanko Draw, Jeffries Draw, and Jennings Gulch. For genealogists and local historians, the Big Horn Cemetery and the layout of rural routes like Bar 13 Road and Cemetery Road provide concrete landmarks of community development. The presence of the Menardi and White Reservoir and Hanes Reservoir further illustrates the high-plains reliance on stored water resources.