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1950 Map of Pratts Soda Lakes

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Pratts Soda Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Industrial resource extraction and the high plains landscape of Natrona County are documented in this 1950 survey. The terrain is characterized by mineral-rich depressions such as Pratts Soda Lakes and the starkly named Suicide Soda Lake, which sit amidst a network of energy infrastructure. Energy development is prominent throughout the quadrangle, including the Cole Creek Oil Field and extensive utility corridors like the Cole Pipe Line, Oil Pipe Line, and a cross-country Telephone Line.

Coal mining history is visible near the center of the sheet, where the Swigart Coal Mine and the Blue Rock Coal Mine are located near the banks of Spring Creek. Transport routes such as Ormsby Road and Geary Dome Road provide access across the dunes and flats, including the broad Mud Spring Flat. This map captures a specific moment in Wyoming's post-war mineral boom, recording several active and inactive extraction sites that supported the local economy.