2010 Map of Fish Springs NE

About this map

Pony Express Rd cuts across the southeastern corner of this Tooele County landscape, tracing a legendary western corridor through the high desert. The map is dominated by the expansive Fish Springs Flat, a low-lying basin where water management is evident in several named wetland features. These include Gadwall Pool, Ibis Pool, and Egret Pool, which suggest a concentrated effort to maintain avian habitats or managed water levels in an otherwise arid environment. Along the eastern edge, the Staley Reservoir and the rising elevation of the Black Rock Hills provide topographical contrast to the basin floor. The drainage of Fish Springs Wash further illustrates the hydrological patterns that define this section of the Great Basin, where isolated landmarks like Black Rock served as crucial navigational waypoints for travelers in earlier eras.