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1965 Map of Red Rock

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Red Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Clark Canyon Dam stands as the primary engineering feature of this high-plains landscape, holding back the waters of the Clark Canyon Reservoir along the western edge of the quadrangle. The Union Pacific railroad tracks trace the narrow corridor between the eastern hills and the reservoir's shoreline, following a route that mirrors the course of the Red Rock River to the south. This corridor serves as the lifeline for the small settlement at Red Rock, where industrial activity is indicated by several Gravel Pits nearby.

The terrain transitions sharply from the reservoir's waters to the complex drainage systems of the east, where Horse Creek and Maurer Creek carve through the rising elevation. To the southwest, the topography is defined by deep incisions like Limekiln Canyon and Bell Canyon. This 1960s-era survey, updated in the late 1970s, documents a landscape managed for both utility and leisure within the Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area.