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1966 Map of Panguitch NW

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Panguitch NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Bear Valley Junction serves as the primary focal point in this 1966 topographic survey of the high-elevation transition between the Dixie National Forest and the fertile Sevier River valley. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of water management, where the Sevier River and its tributaries, such as Sanford Creek and Bear Creek, are channeled into numerous named irrigation systems. These include the Marshall Ditch, La Fevre Ditch, and the East Bench Canal, reflecting the region's agricultural reliance on diverted snowmelt from the western uplands.

Evidence of local resource extraction is visible through various quarries and borrow pits scattered near the Iron and Garfield County line. The terrain moves from the wooded slopes of the national forest through narrow drainages like Tebbs Hollow and Wide Hollow Creek, eventually flattening into the productive valley floor. Small-scale infrastructure like the Tebbs Ditch and Barton Ditch illustrate the precise engineering required to sustain ranching in this part of southern Utah during the mid-20th century.