
The Gunnison National Forest dominates this landscape, where the high terrain of Flat Top transitions into a complex network of agricultural irrigation. The map reveals an intricate system of water management essential to the high-country economy, featuring named waterworks like Lone Pine Ditch, Teachout Ditch, and May Bohm Ditch. These diversions draw from the drainage of Ohio Creek and Cunningham Gl, channeling water toward the lower valley. A Mine in the northwest corner and a Gaging Sta along the creek point to the area's dual history of resource extraction and precise water monitoring. The presence of the Gunnison Canal Highline in the southeast further emphasizes the legacy of engineering required to support ranching and settlement in the Gunnison Basin.
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1888 · Crested Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Anthracite
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Crested Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Anthracite
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Anthracite
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Crested Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Anthracite
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Mc Intosh Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Gunnison
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Montrose
USGS Topo · 1:250,000