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2013 Map of Veatch Gulch

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Veatch Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The White River carves through this high-country landscape, flanked by a network of early irrigation systems including the Miller Cr Ditch, Highland Ditch, and Oak Ridge Park Ditch. This 2013 survey of the Colorado backcountry reveals a terrain defined by deep drainages like Veatch Gulch and Moog Gulch, with the southern portion of the map dominated by the protected lands of the White River National Forest.

Land management and access are documented through established routes such as the Bloodsworth Trail 2231 and Middle Mountain Trail 2200, which provide passage through the elevated reaches of Oak Ridge. The presence of numerous named gulches, including Bloodsworth Gulch and Ball Gulch, alongside the complex branching of Miller Creek, illustrates the intricate hydrology required to sustain this portion of Rio Blanco County. This map serves as a precise record of the intersection between natural waterways and the human-engineered ditch systems that facilitate water distribution in the American West.