2012 Map of Fish Springs NE

About this map

Dry Valley defines the arid northern reaches of this central Nevada landscape, where water is the primary architectural force. The drainage network is dominated by the braided course of Sevenmile Wash, which winds south from the high ground. For researchers of western geography and cattle ranching history, the distribution of water sources is the map’s most critical detail. Named springs such as Road Canyon Spring and the sequentially numbered Snowball Spring Number Six and Snowball Spring Number Seven are documented alongside Willow Spring and Willow Spring Two. These isolated water points provided essential lifelines for livestock and early travelers through the basin. In the northeast and west, the map records the intermittent flow of Moonshine Creek and Savory Creek, tracing the subtle topography of a region where ephemeral watercourses dictate the shape of human activity and exploration.