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1990 Map of Duckwater NE

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Duckwater NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

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Humboldt National Forest dominates the eastern elevation of this 1990 survey, where the high terrain of the White Pine Range gives way to the vast basin floor of Nye County. The landscape is defined by its water sources and historical resource extraction, evidenced by a prospect in Blackrock Canyon and several named water points like Blackrock Spring and Sawmill Spring.

On the western flats, a systematic approach to water management is visible through a Ditch system and Bull Creek as they flow south toward the township boundary. The transition between White Pine and Nye counties is clearly marked, intersecting with a network of 4WD tracks that provide the only access into deep-cut features such as Broom Canyon. The map records a sparse but functional infrastructure of wells, a Drill Hole, and a Water Tank, supporting the ranching or mining activities traditional to this high desert environment.