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1972 Map of Mud Meadow

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Mud Meadow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Geothermal activity and high-desert hydrology define this 1970s survey of the Nevada landscape. Numerous water sources including Springs (Hot) and Wheeler Spring dot the terrain, feeding into the drainage of Mud Meadow Creek. The central Mud Meadow Reservoir serves as a critical catchment point before the water continues toward the expansive salt flats of the Black Rock Desert in the south.

The topography is dominated by the massive rise of Black Mountain to the east and the deeply incised paths of Box Canyon and Copper Canyon. Evidence of land use is visible in the scattered Borrow Pits and a lone Mine, while named landforms like Chukar Gulch and Canyon provide reference points for this sparsely populated region of Humboldt County. This document captures the remote character of the Great Basin's drainage systems prior to late-century shifts in land management.