2015 Map of Black Spring Reservoir

About this map

Black Spring Reservoir and the neighboring Indian Reservoir serve as vital catchment points in this high-desert pocket of Sweetwater County. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, culminating in the prominent Black Mtn to the east. Water management remains a central theme of the landscape, seen in the drainage of Little Dry Cr and the isolated Soaphole Spring. Human infrastructure is sparse but essential, primarily consisting of the long-distance thoroughfares McKinnon Rd and Cedar Mountain Rd, which navigate the complex topography. This 2015 survey reflects a modern era of land management by the BLM and U.S. Geological Survey, documenting the essential water sources and roads used by ranchers and hunters in this arid corner of Wyoming.