2014 Map of Green Springs

About this map

Green Springs and its namesake water features dominate this high-desert landscape in eastern Nevada, where water management is central to the local geography. The Green Springs Reservoir and a network of ephemeral drainages, including Green Springs Wash and Lampson Canyon Wash, illustrate the importance of these rare resources in a terrain defined by the White Pine Range. Much of the eastern portion of the map is managed as part of the Humboldt National Forest, characterized by steep elevation changes and deep incisions like Lampson Canyon and Freeland Canyon. The mapping of township and range lines, such as t14n r57e, reveals the systematic grid layout of the American West. Isolated water sources like Birch Spring and Mustang Spring provide small but vital points of interest for those studying the hydrological patterns and historical land use of this region near the border of White Pine and Nye counties.