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1985 Map of Stillwater

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Stillwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Lahonton Valley defines this high-desert landscape, where a complex network of dikes and flumes manages water across the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge. The settlement of Stillwater sits near the Stillwater Slough, serving as a central point for the surrounding ranches and the adjacent Fallon Indian Reservation. The map reveals a land heavily shaped by irrigation and conservation efforts, characterized by numerous named water bodies such as Dutch Bill Lake, Big Cottonwood Lake, and Stillwater Point Reservoir.

Evidence of local resource management and industry is visible through features like the Geothermal Well and various borrow pits. Smaller, family-named landmarks including Kirkley Pond and Spragia Pond dot the marshlands, offering specific points of interest for genealogists tracing property and land use in this portion of Churchill County during the mid-1980s. The intricate border between the wildlife area and the reservation highlights the competing priorities of preservation and habitation in this desert sink.