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2012 Map of Devils Hole

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Devils Hole
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Devils Hole serves as a focal point for this 2012 survey of a unique hydrogeological landscape in Nye County. The area is defined by a dense concentration of desert springs and seeps, including Fairbanks Spring, Rogers Spring, and Mexican Spring, which feed into Carson Slough. This water network supported a history of remote desert ranching, evidenced by the Peterson Ranch, Fox Ranch, and the Japanese Ranch.

The presence of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Office underscores the transition of Ash Meadows from a ranching landscape to a protected environment. Water management is further detailed through features like Peterson Reservoir and Crystal Reservoir. Local infrastructure like School Spring and Indian Garden Spring point to historical sites of settlement and community in a terrain where water sources dictated all human activity.