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2022 Map of Arvada

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Arvada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The dense suburban corridor of Arvada and its neighbors Wheat Ridge and Westminster anchors this contemporary map of the northern Denver metropolitan area. The landscape is a complex intersection of residential development and a historic hydraulic network, where the Farmers High Line Canal, Croke Canal, and Church Ditch continue to trace the contours of the land. These waterways, once vital for agricultural transformation, now weave through modern neighborhoods and past landmarks like the Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cem and the Red Rocks Community College Arvada Campus.

Educational and cultural hubs such as Regis University and Inspiration Point provide focal points within the street grid. Further east, the transition to industrial and transit zones is marked by Utah Junction and the riparian corridor of the South Platte River. Numerous local water bodies, including Standley Lake and Lake Arbor, serve as both recreational anchors and utilitarian reservoirs for the surrounding communities of Shaw Heights and Federal Heights.