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2017 Map of Jack Creek Reservoir

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Jack Creek Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Jack Creek Reservoir and the smaller Buck Draw Reservoir anchor the water management landscape of this high-elevation corner of Carbon County. Located within the Public Land Survey System grids of Township 17 North, this region is defined by a complex network of seasonal drainage and perennial flow including Beaver Cr and Little Jack Cr. The importance of water in this semi-arid environment is evidenced by engineered features like the Seaverson Ditch and the vital Coyote Spring.

The terrain is deeply etched by a series of named draws, such as First Cottonwood Draw and Coyote Draw, which serve as the primary topographic markers between the ridges. These natural corridors, along with Grove Draw and Snow Draw, dictated the placement of early access routes like Jack Creek Rd and Hydrology Rd, illustrating how the physical geography of the basin continues to shape local movement and ranching infrastructure.