Ralph White Lake and the nearby Elk Head Reservoir dominate this corner of Northwest Colorado, where the high desert landscape transitions toward the Yampa River valley. The map details a sophisticated network of water management essential to the region's agricultural life, including the Wisconsin Ditch, Norvell Ditch, and the Brock-Adair Ditch. These man-made waterways cut through numerous family-named gulches such as Cottonwood Gulch, Wadell Gulch, and Maynard Gulch, illustrating the historical reliance on irrigation in the arid basin.
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1910 · Danforth Hills
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1915 · Monument Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Craig
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1916 · Daton Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Daton Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Elkhead Creek
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Elkhead Creek
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Craig
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Craig
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Craig
USGS Topo · 1:250,000