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2018 Map of Rairden

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Rairden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Bighorn River valley defines this central Wyoming landscape, where an extensive network of irrigation infrastructure supports the agricultural economy. The Big Horn Canal and Lower Hanover Canal parallel the river's winding path, illustrating the historical effort to manage water in this arid region. Small rail-side settlements like Rairden and Durkee sit at the crossroads of these waterways and local routes such as W River Rd.

Industry and natural resource management appear in the western hills through the Devon Oilfield and its associated access roads, including Devon Oilfield Rd. The map also captures the border between Big Horn and Washakie Counties, showing how property and political lines follow the section-line roads. Numerous seasonal tributaries, including Fivemile Cr, Sixmile Cr, and Alamo Cr, drain the higher terrain into the main river corridor.