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2011 Map of Dry Lake NW

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Dry Lake NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Dry Lake dominates the southern reaches of this high-desert landscape in Navajo County, where water management is the primary marker of human presence. The terrain is defined by drainage features like Willow Patch Draw and the steep incisions of Pour Off Canyon, while the Pink Cliffs provide a distinct geological boundary to the north of the lake bed.

Surface water is carefully collected across this arid expanse, as evidenced by a network of named stock tanks and industrial reservoirs. Ranching and resource extraction are recorded through labels such as Bell Cow Tank, Eskimo Tank, and the Big Oil Well Tank. Transportation is limited to a few arterial routes, most notably Duck Lake Rd, which skirts the western edge of the basin, connecting these remote water points and geological landmarks in a territory shaped by its sparse hydraulic resources.