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1951 Map of Maverick Spring

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Maverick Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation landscape is defined by its deep petroleum history and geological formations, most notably the Maverick Spring Dome Oil Field and Sheldon Dome Oil Field. This mid-century survey, based on 1948 photography and 1951 fieldwork, traces the industrial footprint of energy extraction through a network of oil wells, oil tanks, and a pipe line. The terrain is deeply incised by seasonal watercourses such as Coal Draw, Paintpot Draw, and Fivemile Creek, which navigate the complex folding of Maverick Spring Dome.

Resource development in this part of Fremont County is further evidenced by the presence of a Hot Water Well (Artesian) and the Barquin Reservoir in the northeast. Transportation across this arid basin relied on the Maverick Spring Road and the Camp Mail Road, following the natural contours of the land toward Wildhorse Flats. The 1978 photorevisions reveal subtle changes in the infrastructure of the Little Dome area while preserving the original mid-century layout of the reservation's industrial and natural features.