Loading map...

1986 Map of Flowery Lake

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Flowery Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Pequop Mountains dominate the central topography of this Great Basin landscape, creating a high-altitude divide between two distinct basins. To the east lies the broad expanse of Goshute Valley, where the ephemeral Flowery Lake collects seasonal runoff. On the western side of the range, the terrain descends into Independence Valley, anchored by the settlement at Hogan.

Resource extraction and early land use are evident through the identification of a Prospect in the northern heights and a Gravel Pit in the southern flats. The transition from the steep, carved drainage of Ninemile Canyon to the flat alkali-influenced valleys illustrates the typical geomorphology of the Elko County interior. This 1980s-era documentation provides a precise look at the area's trails and unimproved roads as they connected these remote outposts and water sources like the local Springs.