Upper Johnson Wash
1938
2004
Description:
Plate 518X. Upper Johnson Wash 1938 – 2004 Viewed northwest across one of the upper branches of Johnson Wash. The area on both sides of the arroyo has been root-plowed and planted with crested wheatgrass to improve range conditions. Nevertheless, sagebrush has begun to reinvade the site. The gully has been plugged but the arroyo has eroded along the plug’s right edge and continued to downcut. Pinyon and juniper have increased except where they were removed when the bottoms were treated. Utah serviceberry, bitterbrush, and birchleaf mountain mahogany occur on the steeper slopes.
Photo Information:
Original photograph taken by H.E. Gregory (No. 831) in 1938; retake by Charles E. Kay on June 29, 2004 - - Photo No. 5349-28. Original photograph held in the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Denver, CO.
Vegetative Community:
Sagebrush, Pinyon, Juniper, Mountain Brush
Location:
South West: Section 31, Range 5 West, Township 40 South; UTM 371350 E, 4128600 N; elevation 6,540 ft.