2014 Map of Winters Ranch Reservoir

About this map

Owyhee Desert terrain characterizes this high-altitude landscape in northern Elko County. The map details a specialized water-management infrastructure vital to livestock ranching and arid-land survival, anchored by the Winters Ranch Reservoir in the eastern section. This catchment is fed and drained by seasonal watercourses like Chimney Cr, which snakes through the topographic depressions between elevated ridges. To the south, the Burner Hills rise as a distinct geological formation, providing a backdrop to the drainage patterns of Milligan Cr. The survey illustrates the section-line divisions of the Public Land Survey System across Township 43 North and Township 42 North, reflecting the organized grid of land ownership in the Great Basin. This cartographic study is essential for understanding the hydrology of high-desert ranching and the spatial relationship between isolated water sources and the surrounding scrubland.