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1953 Map of Seminoe Dam

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Seminoe Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Seminoe Dam and the nearby Kortes Dam anchor this mid-century topographic study of the North Platte River canyon. The landscape is defined by the massive impoundments of the Seminoe Reservoir and Kortes Reservoir, which occupy the deep gorges of Black Canyon. Mapping completed in 1953 reveals the infrastructure of the Missouri River Basin development program during its peak expansion, showing the spillways and gaging stations essential to water management in Carbon County.

Northward, the river flows into the Pathfinder Reservoir, bordered by the Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge. While most of the terrain is dominated by the high peaks of the Seminoe Mountains and the steep drainage of Steep Creek and Long Creek, evidence of human habitation persists at Anderson Ranch and the Mihel Place. These isolated landmarks, connected by the Seminoe Road, provide valuable locations for tracing local ranching history amidst the complex hydrology of the high desert basins.