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2021 Map of South Baxter

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of South Baxter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

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Circle Springs and its surrounding draws anchor this high-desert portion of the Rock Springs Uplift. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of intermittent drainages, including Circle Springs Draw, East Draw, and the curiously named Pretty Water Cr. These seasonal watercourses carve through the terrain, illustrating the hydrologic patterns of the Baxter Basin area.

Remote transportation routes like S Baxter RD, Co RD 73, and Pipeline RD provide the primary access through this sparsely populated territory. The absence of traditional townsites underscores the area's utility for livestock grazing and resource extraction, while named features such as Joyce Cr and Dans Cr suggest a history of local land use tied to specific water sources in an otherwise arid environment.