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1972 Map of Fairview SW

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Fairview SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

North Fork Hay Creek and several other branches of the Hay Creek drainage system define this portion of Richland County as it appeared in the early 1970s. The landscape is characterized by a network of drainage forks including Second Hay Creek, Third Hay Creek, and First Hay Creek, which carve through the terrain before meeting the irrigation infrastructure in the south. The presence of numerous Oil Wells across the hillsides points to the era's active energy exploration in the Williston Basin region.

Water management is a central theme in the lower portion of the map, where the Main Canal and the Lateral G Elevated represent the vital irrigation works supporting local agriculture. Small-scale industrial activity is also evident at a Gravel Pit near the eastern edge, while the southwest corner is marked by the winding path of Brorson Creek. Scattered natural Springs provide rare points of reliable water in this semi-arid landscape.