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1952 Map of Ray Lake

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Ray Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation dominates this central Wyoming landscape, where the high desert meets the irrigated valleys of the early 1950s. The map reveals a complex water management system essential for agriculture in this arid environment, featuring the Dead Horse Ditch and numerous unnamed canals feeding off Trout Creek and the North Popo Agie River. Centered around Ray Lake, the terrain transitions from the low-lying Slough and White Horse Draw to the elevated Sand Hills in the southeast.

Local civic life is anchored by small, scattered institutions serving the rural population, such as the Wind River Day School and the Upper Mill Creek School. Near the southern boundary, the settlement of Milford sits along the river, accompanied by the Upper Milford School. These schools and the Latter Day Saints Church provide key markers for genealogists and local historians tracing the mid-century settlement patterns within the reservation boundaries.