2016 Map of White River City

About this map

White River City sits at the confluence of several high-desert drainages in this 2016 survey, reflecting a landscape defined by water access and industrial history. The map detail highlights a rugged topography carved by the White River and its various tributaries, such as the Dry Fork Piceance Cr. Local naming conventions reveal a history of early ranching and prospecting, with features like Ernie Howard Gulch, Tom Stith Gulch, and Kissinger Gulch providing a genealogical record of former inhabitants. Near the center of the sheet, Rio Blanco Lake serves as a prominent landmark amidst a network of county roads like Co RD 142 and Co RD 84. The presence of Oil Well Gulch and Black Mtn points to the long-standing extraction and mineral potential that has shaped this part of Rio Blanco County for generations.