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1988 Map of Topaz Lake

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Topaz Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Topaz Lake straddles the high-desert borderlands of Nevada and California, serving as a focal point for water management and transit at the end of the 1980s. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the Toiyabe National Forest peaks to the agricultural floor of Antelope Valley. Water engineering is prominent throughout, evidenced by the Walker River feeding into complex irrigation systems like the Wiley Ditch and Alkali Swager Ditch.

Resource extraction and high-altitude surveillance are marked by the Willard-McDonald Mine near Gold Hill and the Leviathan Lookout. Historical surveying is literally etched into the terrain via the Von Schmidt Boundary, reflecting the long-standing efforts to formalize the state line through this varied topography. Small settlements and waypoints like Holbrook Junction and the Company Meadows area provide evidence of local residence and livestock history in this border region.