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2019 Map of Antelope Creek SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Antelope Creek winds through this section of the High Plains, carving a subtle drainage across an otherwise vast and open landscape. The terrain is defined by the strict geometry of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t2s r53w and t3s r53w organizing the rural space into large sections. This organization of land reflects the enduring agricultural and ranching legacy of Washington County, where human presence is primarily marked by a sparse but methodical grid of section-line roads.

A network of county roads, including Co Rd 20, Co Rd 18, and Co Rd 15, provides the primary infrastructure for the area, following the straight lines of the surveyor's grid. The intersections of these routes, such as where Co Rd W meets CR 19, indicate the scattered homesteads and ranches that characterize this part of eastern Colorado. This map preserves the 21st-century configuration of these rural transit corridors and the hydraulic patterns of the local creek system.