1960 Map of Hawk Springs

About this map

Hawk Springs serves as the focal point of this agricultural and water-management landscape in southeastern Wyoming. The area is defined by an intricate network of irrigation infrastructure essential for high-plains farming, including the Woodard Ditch, Sinnard Ditch, and Bump-Sullivan Ditch. These waterways feed several significant catchments such as the Bump-Sullivan Reservoir and Sinnard Reservoir, while the Springer Wildlife Mangement Unit preserves habitat around the Goshen Hole Reservoir. Transportation and commerce are anchored by the Union Pacific line, which passes through the small stations of Goodland and Fonda before reaching the grain elevators and storage bins of Hawk Springs. The map reveals the critical reliance on managed water, with features like a Siphon and multiple named pipelines moving resources across the basin of Lone Tree Creek and Horse Creek.