2023 Map of Black Ridge

About this map

The Beaver River and a complex system of irrigation canals define the landscape east of Beaver, where water management has long supported agriculture on the high desert fringe. The terrain rises sharply from the town's edge toward the Tushar Mountains, with named canals like the Last Chance Canal, Mammoth Canal, and Willis Ditch cutting across the alluvial fans to divert water from North Creek and the river. This intricate network of ditches—including Owens Ditch and Carter Ditch—reflects the generational effort to transform the arid Last Chance Bench into productive land.