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2015 Map of Wildlife Draw West

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Wildlife Draw West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Thunder Basin National Grassland dominates this portion of Weston County, where the high plains landscape is defined by a network of seasonal watercourses and managed catchments. This 2015 survey illustrates the modern hydrological management of the region, specifically through structures like the Todd Detention Dam Reservoir and the S Lodge Pole Number 1 Reservoir. These reservoirs are critical infrastructure in an arid environment, capturing runoff from drainages such as Lodgepole Cr and Prairie Cr.

The terrain is marked by distinct topographic depressions including Wildcat Draw and the namesake Wildlife Draw. The lack of dense residential settlements highlights the area's primary use for conservation and grazing under federal management. Navigational features are sparse, with the map primarily documenting the section lines and township boundaries of T44N and T45N, which serve as the primary spatial framework for land use and resource management in this expansive open country.