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2018 Map of Davis Dam

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Davis Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Lake Mohave dominates this 2018 survey, where the Colorado River is contained by the massive Davis Dam engineering works. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by both water management and tourism within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Along the eastern shore, Katherine Landing and the settlement of Katherine serve as primary access points for the numerous coves and inlets like Navajo Cove and Nevada Telephone Cove that notch the rugged coastline.

South of the dam, the urban expansion of Bullhead City is visible, showing a dense network of residential streets and the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport. The terrain transitions sharply from the desert floor of the Mojave Desert to the dramatic peaks of the Newberry Mountains and Pyramid Rock to the west. This document preserves the modern footprint of the river-and-road infrastructure that defines this border region between Arizona and Nevada.