2020 Map of Whiterocks

About this map

The Uinta River and Whiterocks River converge across a landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation, spanning the border of Duchesne and Uintah counties. This 2020 survey documents the complex water management systems essential to the region, including the Uintah Canal, Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal, and numerous laterals like Silka Lateral and Copperfields Lateral. The settlement of Whiterocks serves as a central hub near the northern reaches, while the communities of Hayden and Leeton are situated further south among the agricultural flats. Genealogists will find several local burial sites, notably the White Rocks Cem, Hayden Cem, and Harms Cem. The terrain transitions from the elevated Nephi Bench and Blackhawk Bench down to the fertile Uinta Bottoms, illustrating how the natural topography has been adapted for habitation through extensive ditching and reservoir storage at Merkley Reservoir.