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1964 Map of Two Buttes Reservoir

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Two Buttes Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

New Fork River meanders across this high-altitude landscape in central Sublette County, defining the agricultural and hydrological character of the region. The map highlights an extensive network of irrigation infrastructure essential to Wyoming ranching, including the Paradise Ditch, Bertram Ditch, and Griffin No 2 Ditch. These man-made channels draw from the river to support local land use below the prominent topographic rise of The Mesa.

Evidence of range management and resource extraction is visible through the Blue Rim Drift Fence and several Gas Wells. In the northern portion of the quadrangle, Two Buttes Reservoir serves as a primary water storage feature. The transition from the rugged drainage of Lovatt Draw to the riparian corridor along the river shows the practical engineering required to manage water in this semi-arid environment during the mid-1960s.