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1952 Map of Blue Holes

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Blue Holes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation dominates this mid-century topographic record, where the Wind River meets its East Fork Wind River. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the river valley floor to high plateaus like Table Mountain. Human activity is clustered primarily along the river corridors, marked by infrastructure such as a Landing Strip and the State Game and Fish Checking Station.

Evidence of historical resource extraction appears at the Coal Mine (Aband) near Coal Draw, while water management is visible through the Red Creek Ditch and its associated Ditch system. The southwestern portion of the sheet transitions into the Shoshone National Forest, following the established Forest Boundary. The confluence of numerous drainages, including Blue Holes Creek and Little Red Creek, illustrates the complex hydrological network supporting the region's ranching and game management during the early 1950s.