2016 Map of Trimble Point

About this map

McPhee Reservoir dominates the eastern half of this landscape, its fingers reaching into the canyons and draws of the San Juan National Forest. To the west, the Dolores River winds through the high country toward the prominent lookout of Trimble Point. This 2016 survey illustrates a complex water management system essential to the arid high plateau, featuring a dense network of upland catchments such as Gardner Reservoir, Dunham Reservoir, and several basins named for Hoppe Point. The southern portion of the map reveals the infrastructure of regional agriculture, defined by the Dove Creek Canal and distribution ditches like the Moonlight Lateral and U Lateral. These man-made watercourses contrast with the natural drainage patterns of Salter Canyon and Dry Canyon, showing how modern irrigation has adapted to the challenging terrain of Montezuma County.