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1951 Map of Emigrant Gap NW

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Emigrant Gap NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Emigrant Gap Ridge dominates the central topography of this Natrona County landscape, surveyed in the early 1950s as part of the Missouri River Basin development program. The drainage network is characterized by several named draws and gulches, including Selby Draw, Jack Allen Draw, and Tie Bridge Gulch, which feed into the wider basin. Evidence of early hydraulic engineering for ranching or local industry is visible through a system of canals and ditches, some already marked as Ditch (Aban'd) at the time of the field check.

Water management is further represented by Box C Reservoir and a series of windmills dispersed across the arid terrain. Notable water features such as Casper Creek and the South Fork Casper Creek define the eastern lowlands, where a Gravel Pit and a levee system suggest active land use. The presence of Hot Springs in the southeastern corner near Tudor Draw highlights a distinct geological feature of this Wyoming quadrangle.