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2010 Map of Divide Creek

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Divide Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Coal Ridge dominates the northern landscape of this Rio Blanco County region, serving as a high divide between the water systems of Divide Creek and the southern drainage of the White River. The settlement of Angora sits at the base of this ridge along the river valley, where the agricultural footprint of the early 21st century is marked by the Hammond Ditch and Hammond Draw.

Water management is the defining human influence on this arid terrain, as evidenced by a complex network of catchments including the Divide Creek Detention Dam, Box Elder Reservoir, and a series of numbered reservoirs along Wolf Creek. The landscape is deeply incised by named drainages such as School Gulch, Alkali Gulch, and Boise Creek, reflecting a topography where seasonal water flow dictated the placement of roads like County Rd 78 and County Rd 23.