1983 Map of Soda Lake South

About this map

Soda Lake and its vast terminal basins dominate this arid landscape in San Bernardino County, capturing the final reach of the Mojave River as it disappears into the Sink. The terrain is characterized by shifting environmental markers, from the extensive dunes of the Devils Playground to the flat, expansive surface of a Dry Lake. This 1983 provisional survey highlights the infrastructure required to traverse such an unforgiving environment, notably the Union Pacific railroad line and a long-distance Transmission Line cutting across the desert floor.