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1968 Map of Moffat South

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Moffat South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Moffat sits at the northern edge of this high-altitude San Luis Valley landscape, where the town's position was established alongside essential water sources and benchmarking. The terrain is defined by a complex hydrology of desert arroyos and perennial streams, including Ball Arroyo and Weaver Arroyo, which flow toward the central drainage of Saguache Creek. A distinctive feature of this late 1960s survey is the prevalence of artesian water, marked by numerous labels for Flowing Well, indicating a reliance on groundwater for the region's agricultural or ranching activities.

To the south, La Garita Creek feeds into the seasonal wetlands of Mishak Lakes, a focal point of the local drainage system near the settlement of Mishak. The map also records the boundary line between Colorado and Saguache counties, while numerous benchmarks like BM 7556 and BM 7543 provide a precise topographic record of this ranching country before modern developments altered the water table or land use patterns.