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1985 Map of Wadsworth

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Wadsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Wadsworth sits at a strategic bend of the Truckee River, where the railroad and river corridor meet the edge of the Fortymile Desert. This mid-1980s survey illustrates a landscape defined by the sharp transition between the irrigated river valley and the arid stretches of Dodge Flat. The community's infrastructure is visible through a substation, a gaging station, and two cemeteries, while the Southern Pacific tracks trace the historic transportation route through the canyon.

Boundaries for the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation encompass much of the northern terrain, including the slopes of the Pah Rah Range and Black Mountain. Features like Fort Defiance Creek and Gardella Canyon mark the drainage patterns feeding into the Truckee, reflecting the complex topography that constrained early settlement and transit to this narrow river passage between the desert and the mountains.