2021 Map of South Barrel Spring

About this map

The Sweetwater and Carbon County line bisects this high-desert landscape in southern Wyoming, where water management defines the human footprint on the land. Early 21st-century hydrological features such as Mexican Flats Reservoir Number 1 and Dad Dail Reservoir show a reliance on captured runoff in an area carved by intermittent drainages like Red Wash and Windmill Draw. These reservoirs, along with catchments like Detention Dam 1594 Number 3, serve as vital infrastructure for the ranching and resource activities that dominate this arid region.