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2017 Map of Poison Spring Bench

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Poison Spring Bench
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Poison Spring Bench and its surrounding desert topography define this section of the High Plateaus where Carbon and Emery counties meet. The landscape is carved by a network of drainage systems including Marsing Wash, Wildcat Draw, and Sherman Wash Bench. Water sources are localized and critical to the area's history, marked by named features such as Millerton Reservoir and several vital springs like Clawson Spring, Goat Ranch Spring, and Cottonwood Spring.

Resource extraction and transit are evident through the presence of an Oil Well and a grid of secondary roads like Mohrland Rd and Watts Hwy. The southern portion of the map transitions into the open expanses of Trimble Flat and Nosey Joe Flat, showing the transition from dissected benches to broader alluvial plains. These features illustrate the sparse but deliberate settlement patterns required to manage livestock and minerals in this arid environment.