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1990 Map of Petsch Reservoir

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Petsch Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The high plains landscape of the Goshen Co Laramie Co line is defined by a complex network of water management features and isolated ranching outposts. Agricultural life in this part of Wyoming depends heavily on the diversion of local waterways, as seen in the Coad Ditch and the Petsch No 1 Ditch, which channel water from natural drainages like Horse Creek and Kellehan Creek toward the Petsch Reservoir.

Family-named landmarks offer a record of 20th-century land use, including the Gregory Ranch in the northwest and the Scoon Ranch in the southwest. The terrain is marked by seasonal drainages such as Fourmile Draw and Stinking Water Creek, while a Gravel Pit near the northeast corner indicates localized resource extraction. The map preserves the specific locations of these rural homesteads and irrigation systems as they existed during the final decade of the century.