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2001 Map of Bowie

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Bowie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

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Coal extraction and irrigation engineering define this industrial and agricultural corridor at the base of the western slope. The settlement at Bowie serves as a focal point near the North Fork Gunnison River, where the Bowie Mine and nearby Juanita Junction represent the intensive resource development of the era. The landscape is marked by the transition from the high-elevation Gunnison National Forest down to the productive agricultural flats of Lennox Mesa and Pitkin Mesa.

Water management is prominent across the terrain, with the Minnesota Canal, Farmers Ditch, and Stewart Ditch diverting flows from the river to support local orchards and fields. Extensive mining operations, including the Blue Ribbon Mine, Farmers Mine, and Orchard Valley Mine, are linked by a network of unimproved roads and 4WD tracks, illustrating the region's reliance on both extractive industry and complex water rights in a high-desert environment.