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2023 Map of Flume Canyon

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Flume Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Book Cliffs dominate the southern portion of this Grand County landscape, where the dramatic elevation drop marks the transition into the Grand Valley. The drainage network is dense and complex, with named features like Horse Canyon, Flume Canyon, and Coal Canyon carving deep paths through the plateau. These canyons converge toward the Cottonwood Wash, illustrating the erosional forces that have shaped this part of the Colorado Plateau.

Evidence of human passage and land management is centered around the Cottonwood Canyon Rd and the Cottonwood Bl Area, providing access points to isolated water sources such as Oak Springs and the Cato Springs route. This 2023 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey reflects a modern inventory of this high-desert terrain, detailing the specific topography of canyons like Diamond Canyon and Long Canyon as they intersect the high cliffs.