Uinta Basin terrain dominates this landscape along the border of Duchesne and Uintah Counties. The map reveals a highly dissected topography defined by numerous ephemeral drainages such as Big Wash, Sheep Wash, and Fourmile Wash. Water management for this arid environment is evident through several small impoundments, including Kilroy Reservoir, Flu Knoll Reservoir, and Coleman Reservoir. These water sources are connected by a network of ranch and access roads like Big Wash Rd and Felter Ranch Rd, which cross open areas like Eightmile Flat and the Little Desert. Distinctive geological features such as Crow Knoll and the Flu Knolls serve as landmarks across the broken ground, illustrating the isolation and specialized land use of this part of eastern Utah in the early twenty-first century.
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1885 · East Tavaputs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1885 · Ashley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1885 · Uinta
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1886 · Price River
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1896 · Price River
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1917 · Vernal
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1939 · Duchesne
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1953 · Nutters Hole
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Salt Lake City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Vernal
USGS Topo · 1:250,000