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2017 Map of Talmage

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Talmage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Talmage and Utahn anchor this Duchesne County landscape, showing the organized agricultural and irrigation patterns of the Uinta Valley. The settlement at Talmage is centered near the Talmage Cem, while Utahn sits further south along the Duchesne River corridor. The map reveals the critical importance of water management in this arid region, featuring an extensive network of man-made waterways like the Pioneer Canal, Lateral Number 3, and Knight Ditch that draw from Pigeon Water Cr and other natural streams.

Rising above the valley floor, distinctive landmarks such as Steamboat Mtn and Todd Hill define the local topography. The naming conventions throughout the area, from Benson Draw and Kuntz Hollow to the flat expanse of Blue Bench, suggest a history of family ranching and early land claims. These features, along with the Utahn Cem, provide specific points of interest for those tracing the development of these rural Utah communities.