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1979 Map of Red Fork Powder River

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Red Fork Powder River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Gardner Mountain and the prominent Red Wall escarpment dominate this landscape in Johnson County, where water management and ranching define the geography. The confluence of the Red Fork Powder River and the Middle Fork Powder River is the central hydrologic feature, supported by a network of irrigation infrastructure including the Comstock Ditch, Rinker Ditch, and Keith Ditch. These diversions illustrate the historical effort to harness mountain runoff for agriculture in an arid environment.

Small-scale resource extraction is evident through scattered Claypits and Gravel Pits found near the drainage of Starvation Draw. Local landmarks like the settlement of Barnum and the Gaging Sta on the Middle Fork provide reference points for researchers of 20th-century Wyoming land use. The terrain is further defined by numerous named draws such as Champion Draw and Davis Draw, which carve through the high country west of the Red Wall.