Moapa Town and the surrounding desert landscape of the Muddy River valley are defined by a network of drainage systems in this early twenty-first-century survey. The terrain is dominated by the broad, seasonal paths of Whitmore Wash and Weiser Wash, which trend southward toward the larger Meadow Valley Wash drainage. These natural corridors shaped early travel and settlement patterns along the Lincoln Co Clark Co border, where the land transitions through various township and range designations. Infrastructure is sparse in this arid stretch of southern Nevada, with Whitmore Wash Rd serving as a primary point of access into the interior. The map captures the delicate balance between the established settlement at Moapa Town and the expansive, undeveloped topography that characterizes this portion of the Mojave Desert.
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1886 · Saint Thomas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1893 · Saint Thomas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Moapa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Overton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Farrier
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Rox
USGS Topo · 1:24,000