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2022 Map of Barrel Spring

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Bethel Cem anchors the southwestern corner of this Colorado landscape, situated at the junction of Co RD J and Co RD 16. The terrain is defined by a dense network of intermittent drainage channels that feed into the larger Plum Creek system, including N Plum Cr, Middle Plum Cr, and S Plum Cr. These waterways, along with Wolf Cr and Granada Cr, carve through the high plains, revealing a landscape where water is a precious and concentrated resource.

Evidence of historical water management and access is found at Barrel Spring and Blackwater Spring, which likely served as vital landmarks for early ranchers and travelers in this section of Prowers County. The map details a rectilinear grid of county roads, such as Co RD N and Co RD 21, which divide the land into township and range sections, illustrating the late-modern agricultural and ranching layout of the region.