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1953 Map of Nutters Hole

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Nutters Hole
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Green River carves a deep, winding course through the Uinta Basin in this mid-century survey, creating a series of distinctive riverside flats known as bottoms. These fertile pockets, including Moon Bottom, Hydes Bottom, and Long Bottom, stand in sharp contrast to the surrounding desert landscape of Eightmile Flat and Horse Bench. The river's path through Desolation Canyon in the south reveals the complex geology of the region, specifically near the curious landform known as The Wrinkles.

Land use across this portion of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation is defined by remote geography and water access. Evidence of early river crossings is preserved at the Sand Wash Ferry (Site), located near the mouth of Sand Wash. The map also captures the early industrial presence in the basin with a lone Oil Well situated between Petes Wash and Fourmile Wash, signaling the beginning of energy exploration in a landscape otherwise dominated by ephemeral drainages like Nine Mile Creek and Tabyago Creek.