1969 Map of Reservoir Draw

About this map

Little Snake River curves through the southeast corner of this arid landscape, a sharp contrast to the networks of intermittent drainage channels like Powder Wash and Ruedloff Draw that define the high desert topography. Published in the early 1970s, this survey documents the industrial footprint of resource extraction in northwestern Colorado, evidenced by scattered Drill Hole Wells and a linear Pipeline cutting across the terrain. The landscape is dominated by complex erosional features such as Horse Draw and Reservoir Draw, with Reservoir Spring providing a rare named water source. The proximity of the Wyoming border is noted at the northern edge, while the eastern margin marks a distance of Great Divide 20 Mi., placing this remote stretch of Moffat County within the broader context of the continental watershed.