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2000 Map of Teal Lake

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Teal Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

Routt National Forest dominates this landscape on the western edge of Jackson County, where the high country transitions into the protected Mount Zirkel Wilderness. The map reveals a complex water management system crucial to high-altitude ranching, defined by an intricate network of hand-drawn irrigation channels like the Lucky Penny Ditch, Baker Ditch, and Newcomb Ditch. These diversions draw from Beaver Creek and Grizzly Creek to support operations at the Manville Ranch and Geer Ranch.

Evidence of historical government presence and rural education is found at the Grizzly Creek Guard Sta and the Butler Sch. Several reservoirs, including Burns Reservoir and Stambaugh Reservoir, underscore the era's reliance on seasonal snowmelt capture. For the researcher, the map preserves the names of small settlements like Newcomb and early family-held parcels that shaped the agricultural footprint of northern Colorado.