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1957 Map of Riverton NE

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Riverton NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation and the Riverton Reclamation Withdrawal Area meet in this 1957 study of a highly engineered landscape. The map reveals the intricate water management systems of the era, dominated by the Pilot Canal and the Riverton No 2 Canal, which redirect water through a series of siphons and levees across the Missouri Valley. This network supported the agrarian expansion into the arid basins of Fremont County, transforming natural drainages like Five Mile Creek and Sand Gulch into managed components of a larger irrigation project.

At the center of this rural development, the Missouri Valley Church stands as a community anchor along the Missouri Valley Road. The map also documents the industrial presence of several Gravel Pits and a pipeline corridor, illustrating the intersection of resource extraction, reclamation, and tribal lands. This survey provides a clear view of how federal reclamation efforts reshaped the Riverton Valley landscape mid-century.