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1970 Map of Cattle Gulch

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Cattle Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Middle Bijou Creek and East Bijou Creek define the drainage patterns of this Elbert County landscape during the early 1970s. The terrain is deeply incised by a network of watercourses including Cattle Gulch, Wilson Creek, and Bland Creek, which reveal a topography shaped by persistent erosion in a semi-arid environment. The land use here appears primarily industrial and extractive, characterized by the presence of several Gravel Pits and a prominent Pipeline cutting across the central and southern sections.

Evidence of resource exploration is visible through scattered Well sites and a specific Drill Hole in the northeastern quadrant. These markers, alongside Water Gulch, suggest a reliance on subterranean resources in a region where surface water is seasonal or limited to specific creek beds. The map captures a moment of infrastructure development and resource management within the rural stretches of eastern Colorado.