Strange earthworks and other fun things

[Herzog]

I come across stuff often while planning out routes or just looking at random areas and so I figured I should start a thread to see if anybody knows what in the world these things are. I have others to share but I will start off with this odd earthworks.

This is roughly 45 min from where I live. The area is a "lake" but it's more of a shallow lake / marsh depending on the time of year.

The earth works/carve outs are HUGE and I just don't see any logical reason for them, but maybe there is?

Coordinates to get you close (look around, there's quite a few random places with these in this zone):
43.05399, -111.42447

Screenshot from GaiaGPS:


Screenshot from Apple Maps:



In the next couple weeks I plan on taking a drone out to see if I can spot them and get a clearer view.

 

[The_Lobbster]

My guess is man made bodies of water/ponds for migratory birds, particularly the sand hill cranes, they’re on the largest sand hill crane breeding area in North America.


Hmm, now I’m not so sure. I started searching that area in maps and there’s quite a bit more man made “canals” or something around there.

 

[Kevin B.]

These are trippy. Almost look like glyphs.

 

[Jesser04]

Possible to water grazing cattle? The shape could be for more water front so everyone can get their share/protection from the others in the herd? I know with horses there is a pecking order when it comes to eating.

 

[Herzog]

Possible to water grazing cattle? The shape could be for more water front so everyone can get their share/protection from the others in the herd? I know with horses there is a pecking order when it comes to eating.

Possible but they are gigantic! Compare the width of a nearby road to them. They seem to be quite big for cattle ponds

 

[The_Lobbster]

Just found this article.

Refuge; Grays Lake experiment provides key bird habitat

WAYAN, Idaho From the air, the geometric symmetrical formations look like undulating snakes, a doughnut, an anteater and a bear paw. But the intriguing shapes near

www.lmtribune.com

 

[Jesser04]

Grays Lake (Idaho) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The water section is interesting.

 

[Herzog]

Just found this article.

Refuge; Grays Lake experiment provides key bird habitat

WAYAN, Idaho From the air, the geometric symmetrical formations look like undulating snakes, a doughnut, an anteater and a bear paw. But the intriguing shapes near

www.lmtribune.com

huh, if you go back on the timeline in google earth it shows them existing <=1982... the article is 1994 (minus their high of 10 years would be 1984).

Interesting article though.

 

[Herzog]

I think these are cool too. They are obviously checkerboarded private property lots in Southern Utah but it just goes to show how fencing and grazing makes them super visible from way high up.

Coordinates: 37.42531, -109.90123



This one does have some interesting perpendicular branching on the west road which is interesting too.
My guess is mineral / mine exploration or testing?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

100% mineral exploration lines. Super common all over Southern Utah. I've seen the machines out doing the exploration. Would be quite the job to spend days all over the area.

As for the cleared areas in your pic. 0% chance that is the result of grazing rather it was chained/cleared for 'habitat restoration' and/or to make grazing areas and natural grasses. Super common all over Utah too.

 

[Herzog]

100% mineral exploration lines. Super common all over Southern Utah. I've seen the machines out doing the exploration. Would be quite the job to spend days all over the area.

As for the cleared areas in your pic. 0% chance that is the result of grazing rather it was chained/cleared for 'habitat restoration' and/or to make grazing areas and natural grasses. Super common all over Utah too.

Right on. Yea i was wishy washy on the grazing aspect because most grazing brings back a lot of growth. Good info, thanks!

 

[Cody]

These are trippy. Almost look like glyphs.

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What am I look at here if this isn't man made?

 

[N-Smooth]

I really love this movie

 

[Kevin B.]

What am I look at here if this isn't man made?

Definitely man made, no question. Probably created for waterfowl habitat, with the shapes intended to maximize the amount of shoreline for nesting?

 

[Herzog]

What am I look at here if this isn't man made?

Space invaders

 

[Herzog]

Here's a cool one
40.5144444 -113.839999

 

[Kevin B.]

Here's a cool one
40.5144444 -113.839999
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Bombing target?

 

[Herzog]

Bombing target?

Somebody needs to zero their sights!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Target grids are neat to look at from above.

This one is accessible by the public thought it honestly look better on google maps

 

[Herzog]

Target grids are neat to look at from above.

This one is accessible by the public thought it honestly look better on google maps

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That's neat!