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1960 Map of Hawk Springs

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hawk Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Hawk Springs serves as the primary rail-side hub in this Wyoming prairie landscape, where the Union Pacific line cuts through the southeastern corner of the quadrangle. The 1960 survey illustrates an intricate irrigation and water management system essential to high-plains agriculture, dominated by a series of engineered catchments including the Bump-Sullivan Reservoir, Sinnard Reservoir, and Dunn Reservoir. These features, along with Goshen Hole Reservoir and Hughes Reservoir, suggest a heavily managed water table designed to support local ranching and farming operations.

The terrain is defined by the broad Goshen Hole depression and a network of seasonal and perennial waterways such as Hawk Springs Creek and Horse Creek. Settlement is sparse outside of the main town site, with smaller points like Goodland and Fonda appearing as quiet waypoints. The presence of the Springer Wildlife Management Unit in the north indicates the region's importance for conservation and habitat preservation alongside its agricultural identity.