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2018 Map of Ocala

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Ocala and Miriam represent the small, utilitarian footprints of humans within the arid expanse of the Fortymile Desert in northern Nevada. The landscape is dominated by the hydrology of the Humboldt River system, where the Lower Humboldt Drain feeds into the terminal Humboldt Sink and Humboldt Lake. These water features, alongside Toulon Lake to the north, create a stark contrast against the surrounding dry lakebeds and high ground.

Flanked by the Trinity Range to the west and the West Humboldt Range to the southeast, the terrain rises sharply toward Topog Peak. The presence of the Humboldt Dike indicates the complex water management required in this basin. This area has long served as a critical corridor for transcontinental travel, where the need for reliable water sources once dictated the paths of emigrant trails and later the modern infrastructure that parallels the historic routes across the desert.