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1972 Map of Sevier Lake NE

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Sevier Lake NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Sevier Lake dominates the western half of this 1970s landscape, where its arid shoreline meets the rising elevation of the Cricket Mountains. The map reveals a sophisticated water management system for such a parched environment, documented through the placement of the Fillmore Wash Reservoir, Coates Reservoir, and Nelson Reservoir No 2. These catchment points were essential for supporting the region's sparse resource-based activity, evidenced by the presence of scattered prospects and a single mine road located in the southern reaches of the mountains.

Erosion patterns are clearly defined by the deep incisions of Fillmore Wash, Red Canyon, and Cedar Canyon as they drain toward the lake bed. This survey captures a moment in the early 1970s before modern shifts in land use, showing the exact relationship between the alluvial fans of the Cricket range and the terminal lake shore, a critical reference point for those studying the hydrology and mining history of Millard County.