2009 Map of Amy SW

About this map

Dry Lake anchors the western edge of this High Plains landscape in Finney County, illustrating the ephemeral hydrology of the Kansas prairie. The map captures a strictly gridded agricultural sectioning defined by an extensive network of rural corridors, including S Venison Rd, Lane Scott, and Arapahoe Rd. These routes follow the precise north-south and east-west section lines characteristic of the public land survey system, facilitating the movement of machinery and crops through the expansive fields. Small drainages cut through the center of the quadrangle, where the terrain breaks slightly from the flat upland to feed toward the basin of the lake. The names of the roads, such as Cheyenne Rd and Abilene Rd, reflect the cattle-trail and tribal history woven into the geography of the Great Plains, even as the landscape remains primarily dedicated to modern ranching and farming operations.