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2023 Map of South Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Utah-Wyoming state line bisects this landscape where the high desert terrain of Rich and Lincoln Counties meets the riparian bottomlands of the Bear River. A significant portion of the eastern sector is dedicated to the Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, where the river winds through a complex of wetlands and meadows. Water management is a defining characteristic of the lowland areas, evidenced by features such as the Beckwith and Quinn Canal and the River Ditch, which support the local agricultural economy against the backdrop of the Boundary Hills.

To the west, the topography rises sharply toward Lake Ridge, carved by the deep cuts of North Eden Canyon and South Lake Canyon. High-altitude water sources like South Lake, North Lake, and various springs including Mud Spring and Cold Spring dot the upland drainages. This contrast between the arid ridges and the managed river valley illustrates the long-standing reliance on irrigation and natural springs in this high-altitude border region.