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1968 Map of Neponset Reservoir NE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Neponset Reservoir NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Bear River meanders across the high-desert borderlands of Rich and Uinta counties in the late 1960s, anchoring a landscape defined by water management and ranching. The high elevation of the region is evidenced by the Neponset Reservoir and the Woodruff Narrows Reservoir, both serving as critical irrigation sources for the surrounding arid valleys. A sophisticated network of man-made waterways, including the Crompton Ditch, Morris DITCH, and the Chapman Canal, illustrates the intensive efforts to divert river water to agricultural land.

Small rail or road stops and local markers like Ruff, Coles, and Ring provide evidence of rural life and transit along the border of Utah and Wyoming. The terrain rises sharply toward Murphy Ridge and several carved drainage paths such as Fowkes Canyon Creek and Christensen Hollow. This survey captures the infrastructure of the Bear River valley before modern developments, documenting several Gaging Stations and resource sites like a Borrow Pit and Gravel Pit used for local construction.