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2009 Map of Albert SE

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Albert SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Dry Walnut Creek meanders through this portion of Barton County, defining the drainage patterns of an otherwise orderly agricultural landscape. The region is heavily shaped by the energy industry of the early 21st century, as evidenced by the distribution of the Rutherford Oil Field in the west and the Pawnee Rock Oil Field toward the center.

To the east, the Bergtal Oil and Gas Field indicates the expansion of extraction efforts. The map reveals a strict section-line road network, including arterial routes like Ave X Rd and W Barton County Rd, which provide access to the remote pump jacks and farmsteads that dot this Kansas prairie. This survey serves as a clear record of how the subterranean resources of the midcontinent coexist with the surface-level grid of the Great Plains.