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1972 Map of Indian Farm Creek

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Indian Farm Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Indian Aqueduct and related water infrastructure dominate the eastern slopes of the Deep Creek Range in this early 1970s survey. The landscape transitions from high drainage basins like Dell Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon down to the arid expanse of Snake Valley. Life here is defined by scarce water sources, evidenced by named sites such as Kent Spring and the CCC Campground near Toms Creek.

Human activity is concentrated along the foot of the mountains, where the Weiss Highway provides a primary corridor near the Falkenberg Ranch. To the west, the terrain becomes increasingly steep and resource-focused, marked by several unnamed Mines and Prospects near Horse Canyon and Granite Creek. These labels suggest a history of exploration and small-scale extraction in the rugged canyons above the valley floor.