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1990 Map of Knott Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Pine Forest Range dominates the eastern landscape of this Humboldt County quadrangle, where the high desert terrain transitions into steep slopes and seasonal watercourses. Life in this arid region centers on scattered water sources such as Gridley Springs and the drainage of Craine Creek as it flows toward Alkali Flat. The infrastructure of the late twentieth century is visible in the engineered Knott Creek Channel and the Knott Creek Reservoir, which suggest a landscape managed for water storage and livestock.

Subtle historical markers of ranching and land use appear in place names like Hollywood Meadow and Rodeo Flat, indicating the area's long-standing connection to open-range activities. In the northeast, Gridley Lake sits at the edge of a high-tension Transmission Line corridor that cuts across the basin. This survey provides a precise look at the hydrology and topography of the Nevada interior before further modern development altered these traditional grazing lands.