2014 Map of Bradshaw Spring

About this map

Duckwater Valley provides a remote backdrop for this 2014 survey of the high desert in Nye County. The landscape is defined by its vital water sources, including Bradshaw Spring, Indian Spring, and Leeman Spring, which emerge along the eastern slopes of the mountain range. These springs historically supported the cattle ranching and sparse settlement characteristic of the Great Basin. In the northeast, Duckwater Cr flows through the basin towards the Duckwater Airport, a small airstrip serving this isolated region. The map captures a moment in the early 21st century when the traditional reliance on scattered desert springs persisted alongside modern aviation infrastructure, illustrating the enduring spatial logic of water in the Nevada desert.