Simpson Springs, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map backcountry and updates all gear recommendations

and updates all gear recommendations

The steeply west-dipping Wasatch fault zone trends slightly east of north through the quadrangle and separates Juab Valley on the west from the Wasatch Mountains on the east

This population growth and concomitant increases in municipal ground-water pumping could significantly decrease the amount of ground water discharged from the principal aquifer system (where most wells are completed) to the shallow unconfined aquifer system

The map is based on new field mapping and aerial photograph interpretation and is provided as two plates with a 12-page explanatory booklet that describes map units

The map contained on this compact disc is a digital version of the geologic map of the Jordan Narrows quadrangle

Simpson Springs, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map backcountry and updates all gear recommendationsThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes