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1968 Map of Woodruff Narrows

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Woodruff Narrows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Bear River winds through this high-altitude borderland in the late 1960s, a landscape defined by water management and ranching infrastructure. Irrigation is central to the area's geography, evidenced by an extensive network of gravity-fed channels including the Bear Canal, Booth Canal, and the Neville Ditch. These waterways support the arid Dry Flats and help sustain the livestock economy that relies on named water sources like Git Smith Spring and Warner Spring.

The southern portion of the map is dominated by the Woodruff Narrows Reservoir and the Woodruff Narrows Dam, which control the river's flow as it passes through the Lower Narrows and Upper Narrows. Remote resource extraction is marked by scattered prospects and a mine in the Crawford Mountains, while human activity is localized at sites like the Landing Strip and the Substation. This survey provides a clear view of the Utah-Wyoming boundary before modern development, focusing on the essential relationship between the river and the surrounding high country.