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1963 Map of Potters Ponds

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Potters Ponds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation dominates this 1960s landscape, where high plateaus and deep watercourses define the geography of northern Jefferson County. The transition from the open expanses of Mill Creek Flat and Miller Flat into the dramatic descent of Wolford Canyon illustrates the complex drainage patterns of the region. Water sources were clearly vital for land management here, as evidenced by the namesake Potters Ponds and the established livestock sites at Sidwalter Corral and Boulder Corral.

A network of unimproved roads, including Peters Pasture Road and Lateral Road, connects these remote outposts across the high country. Resource extraction is visible near the County Line through several Borrow Pits, while the rugged southern portion of the map is shaped by the winding path of Shitike Creek. This survey captures the infrastructure of the reservation before late-20th-century developments, preserving the locations of springs and corrals essential to the area's ranching history.