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2010 Map of Powder Wash

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Powder Wash
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The settlement of Powder Wash serves as the central point of this high-desert landscape in Moffat County. The terrain is defined by a network of drainage features, including the North Fork Powder Wash and the main channel of Powder Wash. Local nomenclature reflects a history of exploration and perhaps a bit of luck, evidenced by the descriptive naming of Ace in the Hole Draw, Eagle Rock Draw, and Beaver Slide Draw.

Remote infrastructure is dominated by a spiderweb of county-maintained routes such as County Rd-4 and County Rd-75, which navigate the elevation changes between the draws. Water sources are scarce but significant in this arid environment, with Dans Hole Spring appearing in the southern portion of the quadrangle. This 2010 survey illustrates the intersection of small-scale settlement with the expansive, dry drainage basins of Northwest Colorado.