1951 Map of Schuster Flats SE

About this map

Schuster Flats occupies the western portion of this Wyoming landscape, where the arid high plains are carved by an intricate drainage system feeding toward the Bighorn Basin. At the heart of the terrain, Fifteenmile Creek and Tenmile Creek wind through complex draws like Crooked Draw and Colter Draw. The map documents critical water management infrastructure in this dry environment, notably the Big Horn Canal and the Fifteenmile Siphon, which illustrate the engineering required to move water across the dissected plateaus. The topography is further defined by the VABM Divide 4702 to the south and Horse Gulch, highlighting the transition from open flats to deep gully systems. This 1951 survey, updated in the late 1970s, captures the region's character as a managed rangeland defined by essential water routes and utility corridors like the extensive Pipe Line.