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1950 Map of Pavillion Butte

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Pavillion Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation dominates this 1950s landscape, where complex water management infrastructure defines the high desert terrain. The area is part of the Riverton Reclamation Project (Withdrawal Area), characterized by an extensive network of man-made waterways including the Wyoming Canal, Pavillion Main Lateral, and numerous ditches designed to transform the arid ground between Muddy Ridge and Pavillion Ridge.

Aviation and industrial markers appear in the lower half of the map, notably the Pavillion Airport and several Gravel Pits near the canal. Natural watercourses like Fivemile Creek and Muddy Creek wind through the topography, occasionally diverted or supplemented by features like the Sheep Camp Drain and Intercepting Ditch. The prominent Pavillion Butte serves as a primary landmark overlooking the irrigation works and the Wyoming Canal Extension.