2015 Map of Big Salt Marsh

About this map

Big Salt Marsh dominates this portion of Stafford County, defining a landscape where saline wetlands and intricate water management systems meet the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System. The area is characterized by a complex hydrographic network, including the flowing Boiling Springs and the managed waters of the Rattlesnake Canal and West Canal. These canals represent significant 20th-century hydrological engineering designed to control drainage in this unique inland salt marsh environment. The section lines are clearly marked by a persistent network of county roads, such as NE 170th St and NE 90th Ave, which carve the prairie into precise townships like t21s r11w. This map captures the intersection of natural saline ecology and agricultural land division in the Kansas plains.