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1984 Map of Clay Spur

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Clay Spur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Piney Ridge dominates the central terrain of this 1984 survey, carving a divide between the intermittent drainages of East Iron Creek and Turner Creek. This high desert landscape in the borderlands of Weston County reveals an era of active resource extraction, marked by a sprawling Oil Field to the south and a significant Clay Pit near the small settlement of Clay Spur. The presence of these sites, alongside the nearby Walcott area, indicates a landscape defined by industrial utility and geographic navigation.

Water management and drainage patterns are meticulously recorded through numerous draws and forks, including Sunquist Draw and Jordan Draw. To the east, the topography becomes more complex as the land drops into Skull Creek and its associated canyons like Bertha Canyon and Barry Canyon. The survey provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure supporting the region's energy and mineral interests during the early 1980s.