1972 Map of Long Ridge Reservoir

About this map

Long Ridge Reservoir serves as a central landmark in this arid portion of Millard County, capturing the remote desert landscape of Utah in the early 1970s. The topography is defined by the steady descent of the Long Ridge into the basin, where small ephemeral water features like Rain Lakes dot the high plateaus. This 1972 survey reflects a quiet, undeveloped era for the region, where activity was primarily limited to land management and exploratory mining as evidenced by several marked Prospects in the eastern foothills. The map provides a clear record of the section lines and fencing that organized this western range, illustrating the scale of rural land use before modern expansion. It is a focused study of a landscape where water management and resource exploration dictated the sparse human footprint.