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1980 Map of Meadow Canyon

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Meadow Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

North Piney Creek and South Piney Creek carve a series of canyons and draws across this Sublette County landscape, showing a sophisticated network of early water management infrastructure. The presence of the Piney Canal and multiple irrigation works, including the Warren Ditch, Dewey Ditch, and Racetrack Ditch, indicates the vital importance of water rights and livestock ranching in this high-altitude environment.

Rising above the creek bottoms, Muddy Bench and Dead Indian Dome provide prominent topographical landmarks. The map records several localized human imprints, including a lone Grave near the north fork and numerous scattered exploration sites marked as Drill Hole. These details, alongside the Pipeline and a Gas Well, document the transition from traditional grazing lands to an era of modern resource extraction during the late twentieth century.