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1910 Map of Carson Sink

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Carson Sink
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Fallon stands as the agricultural hub of this high desert landscape, situated at the junction where the Carson River feeds into a network of canals and old channels. The map captures the region's hydrographic complexity, from the expansive Carson Sink to the disappearing waters of Humboldt Lake and Carson Lake. Beyond the irrigated valleys, the terrain is defined by the industrial extraction of Nevada's mineral wealth, evidenced by the Borax Works on Fourmile Flat and hard-rock operations like the Nevada Hills Mine near Fairview.

Transportation corridors like the Southern Pacific railroad and the San Francisco and Ogden Line track across the northern flats, connecting remote stations such as Huxley Sta and Upsal. Remote mining settlements like Rawhide and Eagleville are documented in their early years, while legacy locations such as the Smith Ranch and St Clair show the reach of early settlement along the river's lower branches before the desert took back the surrounding alkali flats.