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2018 Map of Neiber

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Neiber
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Bighorn River corridor south of Worland reveals a landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation, crucial for agriculture in this arid region of Washakie County. The map documents the vital water infrastructure of the Big Horn Canal, Bluff Canal, and the Upper Hanover Canal, which sustain the surrounding fields of South Flat. These waterways parallel the river's winding course, illustrating how twentieth-century engineering enabled settlement in the Bighorn Basin.

Local history is anchored by the small communities of Colter and Neiber, the latter of which features the Neiber Ghost Town Cem. This cemetery serves as a silent witness to the early homesteading era. Beyond the irrigated valley, the topography shifts into the dry breaks of Neiber Draw and Horse Gulch, leading toward the expansive Tie Down Flats to the west. This contrast between the verdant canal-fed bottomlands and the surrounding high desert plateaus characterizes the region's geography.