
The Moapa River Indian Reservation dominates the western portion of this 1980s landscape, illustrating the spatial boundaries of tribal lands in southern Nevada. This arid region is bisected by two major transportation corridors: the Union Pacific railroad and a dual-lane highway marked as California, which facilitates travel between the Ute Interchange and Byron Interchange. The presence of a Borrow Pit and several Prospects suggests a landscape shaped by both infrastructural development and localized mineral exploration near the North Muddy Mountains. This survey documents a critical junction of rail and road infrastructure through a largely unpopulated desert corridor, where the seasonal drainage of the Wash serves as a primary topographic marker for the basin.
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1886 · Saint Thomas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1893 · Saint Thomas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1926 · Boulder Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:96,000
1952 · Dry Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Muddy Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Arrow Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Moapa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Las Vegas
USGS Topo · 1:250,000