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2017 Map of Lake Ione

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Lake Ione and the meandering Laramie River anchor this high-plains landscape in northern Albany County. The map details a sophisticated network of water management essential to the region's agricultural history, featuring the Ione Ditch, Dunn Ditch, and the Gillespie Reservoir. This hydraulic system supports the natural basin containing Long Lake and Dunn Lake, illustrating how late-20th and early-21st-century ranching has adapted to the arid Wyoming environment.

Tracing the northern edge of the sheet, the Old Fort Fetterman Rd follows a historic corridor that once connected military outposts across the territory. The terrain is marked by The Divide, a subtle but significant rise separating the primary river drainage from seasonal creek systems like Gates Cr and Wallrock Cr. This survey captures the sparse, focused infrastructure of the modern West, where life remains centered on the availability of water.