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2019 Map of Dominguez

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Dominguez
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Gunnison River carves a deep path through this Western Slope landscape, where the high plateau country of the Dominguez Rim meets the river valley. In this 2019 survey, the area is defined by its dramatic elevation changes, from the alluvial benches of McCarty Bench and Camp Ridge to the high elevations of Star Mesa and the Escalante Rim. The map documents a sparsely populated corridor where small settlements like Dominguez, Broughton, and Peeples are linked by the Dominguez Canyon Rd.

Water management is central to the geography here, with several upland catchments including County Line Reservoir, Eddy Reservoir, and the Dominguez Rim Reservoir scattered across the gulches. Historically significant drainage systems like Wells Gulch, Palmer Gulch, and Little Dominguez Cr feed into the Gunnison, illustrating the complex hydrology required to sustain life and agriculture in this arid environment at the border of Mesa and Delta counties.