The East Walker River carves a winding path through this arid basin, marking the low ground between the western foothills and the rising slopes of the Wassuk Range to the east. This 2014 survey documents a landscape defined by vital water sources in an otherwise parched environment, noting specific locations like Buck Brush Spring, Big Spring, and Box Spring. These points would have been historically significant for both livestock and travelers navigating the high desert.
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1891 · Wellington
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Wellington
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1909 · Hawthorne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1911 · Hawthorne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1915 · Hawthorne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Walker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Mt. Grant
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Walker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Yerington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Pine Grove Hills
USGS Topo · 1:62,500