2010 Map of Mormon Reservoir

About this map

Mormon Reservoir and the La Plata River corridor anchor this Southwest Colorado landscape, where early 21st-century irrigation remains vital to the local economy. The network of water management is visible through the Hay Gulch Irrigation Ditch and Big Stick Ditch, which support the agricultural life of the Red Mesa area. Genealogy and local history are preserved at the Hay Gulch Cemetery and Kline Cemetery, marking the generations of families who settled the land between these canyons. The terrain is deeply incised by a series of drainages, including Cherry Creek and the many-branched Alkali Gulch. Evidence of the region's extraction history is found in the northern reaches at the Tepoch Mine, while newer residential developments like Crystal Acres show the shifting land use near the reservoir.