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2017 Map of Cow Creek Ranch

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Cow Creek Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Cow Creek Ranch and the surrounding high-plains landscape of Carbon County define this 2017 survey. The region is heavily marked by a complex system of hydraulic engineering, tracing the movements of water through a network of canals such as the Nelson Ditch, Centennial Ditch, and Pilson Ditch Number 1. These features, along with names like Walck Ditch and Waldron Ditch, illustrate the essential role of water rights and management in Wyoming's ranching economy.

Transportation in this area is primarily comprised of rural routes like Willford Rd and Silver Spur Ranch Rd, which connect remote homesteads and grazing lands. In the southern portion of the map, Anderson Reservoir provides a primary collection point for local runoff, while natural drainage includes Cow Cr and Calf Cr. The grid of the Public Land Survey System creates a geometric overlay across this high-altitude terrain, where the infrastructure of ditches follows the natural contours to sustain the ranching operations near Tail Cr and S Spring Cr.