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2021 Map of Duckwater

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Duckwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Duckwater sits at the heart of this high-desert landscape, where water dictates the pattern of human settlement. The map reveals a cluster of life sustained by a series of vital springs, including Big Warm Spring, Little Warm Spring, and Old Collins Spring, which feed into the wider Duckwater Valley. This reliance on natural water sources is further evidenced by the wetland expanse of Collins Meadow and the course of Duckwater Cr.

The local infrastructure is traced through family and descriptive names like Meadow Rd and Sugarshack Rd, while the Duckwater Cem serves as a quiet record of the community's history. To the east, the terrain transitions into the Duckwater Hills, eventually descending into the broad reaches of Railroad Valley. This survey provides an essential look at the remote ranching and tribal lands of Nye County in the early twenty-first century.