The Great Salt Lake Desert dominates this landscape in western Utah, reflecting the stark geography of the Bonneville Salt Flats region. This 2014 survey captures a specialized industrial landscape, centered on the Newfoundland Evaporation Basin, which spans multiple township and range lines. The topography is exceptionally flat, primarily recorded for its salt-crust terrain and hydrological management rather than permanent settlement. The only major transit corridor shown is Floating Island Rd, a lonely route cutting north-to-south across the desert floor to service the evaporation works. This map provides a clear record of land use and resource extraction in one of the most arid and isolated portions of Tooele County.
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1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Arinosa
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Floating Island SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Arinosa NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Knolls 2 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Floating Island SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Barro
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Floating Island NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Knolls 2 SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000