2017 Map of Spring Bay SW

About this map

Great Salt Lake dominates this 2017 survey of the Spring Bay SW quadrangle, capturing a landscape almost entirely defined by the brine waters of the northern basin. The map identifies the transition from the open lake to Spring Bay at the top of the sheet, an area characterized by its shallow, fluctuating margins. Unlike many topographic sheets, this particular map is notable for its absence of contour lines, emphasizing the extreme flatness of the salt flats and the lake bed. The lack of roads, structures, or developed infrastructure in this portion of Box Elder County highlights the environment's resistance to permanent settlement. This survey serves as a clean record of the lake's footprint and the coastal geometry of this specific northwestern Utah pocket during the mid-2010s.