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2023 Map of Sevier Lake NE

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Sevier Lake NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Sevier Lake dominates the western half of this Millard County landscape, representing a significant endorheic basin in the high desert. The eastern portion of the map climbs into the rugged elevations of the Cricket Mountains, where deeply incised drainages like Red Canyon, Cedar Canyon, and Mine Canyon cut through the limestone and dolomite formations. This topography creates a stark contrast between the vast, flat lakebed and the steep vertical relief of the mountains to the east.

Water management in this arid environment is evident through several named catchments, including Goates Reservoir, Fillmore Wash Reservoir, and Nelson Reservoir Number 2. These features, along with ephemeral drainages like Fillmore Wash, illustrate the efforts to capture seasonal runoff from the mountains before it reaches the saline flats of the lake. The terrain transition is marked by the Red Cove area, where the mountain slopes begin their final descent toward the basin floor.