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2015 Map of Lake Ione

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lake Ione
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Laramie River winds through this high plains landscape of Albany County, defining a region where water management is central to the land's utility. This 2015 survey illustrates a sophisticated network of irrigation and storage, featuring the Dunn Ditch and Ione Ditch which divert water toward prominent natural and man-made basins like Lake Ione, Long Lake, and the Gillespie Reservoir. The presence of Old Fetterman Rd on the eastern edge of the map provides a connection to the area's frontier history, marking a route that once served as a vital link between forts and settlements.

Terrain features such as The Divide separate local drainages, including Wallrock Cr and Gates Cr, which feed into the larger river system. The map documents a sparsely populated ranching environment where life is organized around water rights and long-established access ways like Cook Ranch Rd. This record of the modern hydrological landscape offers insight into how traditional Wyoming ranching persists through the careful stewardship of the river and its tributaries.