2014 Map of Lemay Island

About this map

Lemay Island rises from the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake Desert, serving as a prominent landform in this arid basin of Box Elder County. The landscape is defined by its terminal drainage patterns, where Grouse Creek flows southward from the Idaho border region only to disappear into the Grouse Creek Sinks. This transition from mountain runoff to desert sink highlights the unique hydrology of the Bonneville Basin, where seasonal water like that found in Miry Wash rarely reaches a permanent body of water. To the northeast, the Little Pigeon Mountains provide topographic relief, while the southern edge of the map features the northern reaches of the Silver Island Mountains and the isolated rise of Crater Island. The lack of modern infrastructure or settlements emphasizes the desolate character of this interior basin, traditionally part of the vast, prehistoric Lake Bonneville bed.