
Sweetwater Station serves as the focal point of this high-desert landscape in Fremont County, where the historic path of the Oregon Trl cuts across the southwestern corner. The map captures a complex system of water management essential to this arid environment, featuring numerous irrigation works such as the Graham and Farmsley Ditch Number 1, Graham and Farmsley Ditch Number 2, and the National Ditch. These channels draw from the Sweetwater River, which meanders through a wide basin floor characterized by wetlands and seasonal drainages.
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1951 · Soap Holes
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Myers Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Barras Springs
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Sweetwater Station
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Happy Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Elkhorn Springs
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Dishpan Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Yellowstone Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Red Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Lander
USGS Topo · 1:250,000