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1982 Map of Troy Lake

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Troy Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Troy Lake and the surrounding high desert of the Mojave Valley are defined by a landscape of extreme aridity and industrial infrastructure in the early 1980s. The map illustrates a region transitioning from the volcanic terrain of the Cady Mountains and the Rodman Mountains to the flat expanse of the dry lake bed. A notable archaeological or historical marker is the location of Poe (Site), situated near an area of Lava and a large Borrow Pit.

Modern transit and utility corridors dominate the central valley, with Interstate 40 cutting across the basin alongside several lines marked Pipeline and Underground. Water management features like the Levee and the channel of Kane Wash highlight the intermittent but powerful hydrological forces that shape this desert floor. Resource extraction is evident through scattered industrial sites, including a Borrow Pit (Clay) and a Gravel Pit.