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1990 Map of Hawk Springs

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Hawk Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Goodland and Fonda appear as small rural nodes in this landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation and water storage. Situated in Goshen County during the 1990s, the area's agricultural reliance on redirected water is evident in the dense system of channels such as the Hawk Springs Ditch, Sinnard Ditch, and Schwab Ditch. These man-made features weave between natural drainages like Corn Creek and Horse Creek, feeding numerous reservoirs used for both utility and conservation.

The Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area anchors the northern portion of the map, encompassing the Goshen Hole Reservoir and Bump-Sullivan Reservoir. This coordination of water resources supports the community at Hawk Springs, where a Siphon and varied flumes indicate the complex engineering required to manage the high plains terrain. For local historians, these features illustrate the 20th-century evolution of Wyoming’s water-right systems and land use.