1951 Map of Bull Lake East

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation dominates the landscape of this 1951 survey, illustrating a region defined by water management and natural topographic boundaries. The massive Bull Lake is held by the Bull Lake Dam, a central piece of the Riverton Reclamation Project (Withdrawal Area) designed to manage the high-altitude water supply. Flanked by the prominent elevations of Cedar Ridge and Bull Ridge, the lake feeds into the Wind River to the northeast. Human presence is concentrated near the water at Bull Lake Lodge, while the southern expanse transitions into the wide drainage basins of North Fork Sage Creek and Middle Fork Sage Creek. The map documents the infrastructure of the era, from the winding Telephone Line to various gaging stations and gravel pits that supported local development and irrigation efforts.