2015 Map of John Hay Reservoir

About this map

The Honeycomb Buttes dominate the northern landscape of this Sweetwater County quadrangle, where high desert terrain meets a series of vital water management features. This 2015 U.S. Geological Survey representation of the high plains illustrates a reliance on surface water storage in an arid environment, notably the large John Hay Reservoir along the southern border and the nearby Brannan Reservoir. The drainage system is defined by the winding course of Bear Cr and its northern tributary, N Fork Bear Cr, which feed into local basins including the Brannan Number 1 Reservoir. These sites represent the critical infrastructure required to support land use and cattle ranching in the expansive Wyoming basin, preserving the spatial relationship between natural watercourses and man-made impoundments within townships T26N and T25N.