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2019 Map of Alkali Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Alkali Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Alkali Lake sits in the southwestern corner of this landscape, anchoring a region of Kiowa County defined by its systematic township and range boundaries. The terrain is marked by gentle elevation changes, rising toward the northeast to Chivington Hill. This 2019 survey documents a sparse, high-plains environment where human presence is primarily defined by a rigid grid of county roads.

Tracing the section lines, a network of thoroughfares including Co Rd T, Co Rd P, and Co Rd N divide the landscape into organized agricultural or grazing blocks. The intersections of north-south routes like Co Rd 44 and Co Rd 47 with their east-west counterparts illustrate the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on the modern geography of eastern Colorado. This map captures the precise contemporary alignment of these rural routes and the natural depressions that occasionally collect water in an otherwise dry, open country.