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1970 Map of Yellowbank Creek

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Yellowbank Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Yellowbank Creek and Mustang Creek carve through this Pueblo County landscape, defining a region where water management is the primary driver of settlement and land use. The map reveals an intricate network of livestock-related infrastructure, including numerous reservoirs such as Schoolhouse Reservoir, Baldwin Reservoir, and the evocatively named Bombing Range Reservoir. These water bodies are complemented by a series of family-named water sources, suggesting a history of ranching and land tenure marked by Weinegar Windmill, Derringer Windmill, and Altman Windmill.

In addition to the surface drainage of Peterson Creek and Hardesty Draw, the map identifies groundwater resources like the Evans Well and a Flowing Well near the center of the sheet. Industrial footprints are sparse but notable, including the Big Pit in the southern reaches and multiple Pumping Sta locations near the Stauder Reservoir. The detailed inclusion of fence lines and windmills makes this an essential document for tracing specific property improvements and agricultural development during the late twentieth century.