2012 Map of Wild Horse Flats

About this map

Wild Horse Flats dominates the southern landscape of this Big Horn County region, where the arid Wyoming terrain meets a sophisticated network of early 21st-century water management. The infrastructure here is defined by gravity-fed irrigation systems like the Shell Canal and Thompson Lateral, which feed several named catchments including Carey Reservoir and Jones Reservoir. These features highlight the importance of water rights and agricultural engineering in the high plains. Industrial activity is grounded by the Lamb Oil Field in the west, while the eastern topography rises toward Fox Mountain. Numerous named drainage features such as North Sheldon Gulch and Carey Draw underscore the complex erosion patterns that define this section of the Bighorn Basin, providing a clear record of land use and resource extraction during this era.