1960 Map of Leavitt Reservoir

About this map

Bighorn National Forest dominates the eastern landscape of this Big Horn County region, where the terrain rises sharply toward Hunt Mountain and the broad plateau of Horse Creek Mesa. In the lower western reaches, the Leavitt Ranch stands as a primary point of human settlement, situated near the headwaters of the branching Beaver Creek system, including North Beaver Creek and South Beaver Creek. The 1960 field check captures the early infrastructure of the Leavitt Reservoir and the London Ditch, highlighting the critical role of water management in this high-elevation environment. Numerous ephemeral drainages like Davis Draw and Fenton Draw feed into the larger creek networks, while Hudson Falls Creek and Red Canyon Creek carve through the steep slopes of the national forest boundary.