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2017 Map of Provo

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Provo and the adjacent communities of Springville and Spanish Fork occupy the fertile transition between the Wasatch Range and the eastern shores of Utah Lake. This 2017 study illustrates the dense urban and suburban grid characteristic of the Utah Valley, punctuated by significant transportation and educational hubs like Provo Coll and the Provo Municipal Airport. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the high peaks to the marshy Provo Bay, where the Provo River and Spanish Fork enter the lake system.

South of the metropolitan centers, the map reveals the more rural character of Palmyra and Lake Shore, where rectangular agricultural fields are bisected by the Union Pacific rail lines. To the east, the steep canyons of the Uinta National Forest, including Slide Canyon and Slate Canyon, rise sharply above the city, marking the edge of the basin and providing a stark vertical contrast to the sprawling valley floor.