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2011 Map of Swan Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Swan Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Swan Lake and the surrounding high desert of Washoe County are captured here in a 2011 U.S. Geological Survey study. The landscape is defined by its vital water sources, including Antelope Spring, Murdock Spring, and West Catnip Spring, which serve as critical landmarks in this arid region. The drainage patterns of Fish Creek and Badger Creek carve through the terrain, leading toward the flat expanse of the Fish Creek Table.

Human presence is sparse but specific, noted by the settlement at Andys Place on the eastern side of the quadrangle. Rising above the basin, Catnip Mountain provides a significant vertical reference point. This map reflects the modern state of these remote Nevada lands, where the placement of named springs and small family-named sites like Andys Place remain the primary indicators of habitation and land use.