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1967 Map of Fish Springs NE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Fish Springs NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge anchors the southern portion of this landscape, where a series of managed impoundments like Gadwall Pool, Egret Pool, and Harrison Pool contrast sharply with the expansive desert floor. This area, straddling the boundary between Tooele and Juab counties, preserves a vital wetland system within the Great Salt Lake Desert. The transition from these pools into the vast Mud Flat to the north illustrates the fragile hydrological balance required to maintain these habitats in an otherwise arid environment.

Historical transportation routes define the eastern and northern reaches of the map. The Pony Express Road skirts the edge of the Black Rock Hills, passing the site of the Black Rock Pony Express Station Historical Monument. To the north, the terrain is dominated by the Dugway Proving Ground, a restricted military reservation that reflects the mid-20th-century use of the Utah desert for defense testing. This survey captures a specific moment when historic pioneer trails, modern wildlife conservation, and military operations shared the same desert frontier.