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2018 Map of Water Valley

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Water Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Water Valley and the dry shoreline of Harper Lake define this arid stretch of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County. The landscape is marked by a distinctive grid of rural desert roads and ranch tracks, indicating a history of scattered habitation and agricultural attempts. Significant north-south corridors like Black Canyon Rd and Hinkley Rd cut through the terrain, connecting isolated parcels.

Evidence of local land use is preserved in the naming of rural routes such as Burn Ranch Rd, Tobacco Rd, and Friends Rd. The map also illustrates the transition from the flat lakebed area toward more complex topography in the south, where Fossil Bed Rd skirts the rising elevations. This survey serves as a record of modern desert land divisions and the sparse infrastructure of this unique corner of the High Desert.