
The Wind River Indian Reservation landscape in the early 1950s is defined here by an extensive network of irrigation infrastructure managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Wyoming Canal and its Wyoming Canal Extension carve through the terrain, supported by the Badger Lateral and numerous smaller Ditch segments. This engineering reflects the large-scale effort of the Riverton Reclamation Project (Withdrawal Area) to transform the arid Wyoming basin into productive agricultural land.
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1950 · Harris Bridge
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Ocean Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Mexican Pass SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Mexican Pass
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Morrison Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Jenkins Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Riverton NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Lost Wells Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Thermopolis
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Jenkins Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000