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1961 Map of Rex Lake

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Rex Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Rex Lake Oil Field and the surrounding high plains of Centennial Valley characterize this 1961 survey of Albany County. The landscape is defined by the resource and agricultural management of the era, from the industrial presence of the Union Pacific line to an intricate network of irrigation channels like the Bellamy Ditch and Adams Ditch. These waterways draw from the Little Laramie River to support the basin's ranching interests.

Conservation and high-altitude terrain dominate the western and southern reaches, where the Medicine Bow National Forest rises toward Bald Mtn. The inclusion of the Sheep Mountain Federal Game Refuge highlights mid-century wildlife protection efforts on Sheep Mountain. Numerous prospects and a Gaging Station offer a look at the early 1960s mineral exploration and water monitoring that sustained this Wyoming landscape.