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1962 Map of Eagle

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Eagle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Eagle serves as the focal point of this early 1960s survey, situated along the Eagle River at the junction of several critical water and transportation corridors. The town's layout includes an Athletic Field and is framed by a complex network of agricultural and municipal water systems, including the Red Eagle Ditch and the Eagle and Rio Grande Western Aqueduct. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad follows the river valley through a deep Canyon, illustrating the vital rail link between the western slope and the Continental Divide.

Rising north of the valley, Greenhorn Mountain and the White River National Forest dominate the high country. The landscape is marked by a dense system of gulches and creeks, such as Brush Creek and Eiby Creek, and numerous man-made features like the Noecker Reservoir and family-named irrigation works like the Squire and Hammond Ditch, which reveal the intensive water management required for ranching and settlement in this part of Eagle County.