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2022 Map of Bijou SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Norton Cem sits at the intersection of Co RD 93 and Co RD 122, marking a quiet corner of the plains where agricultural boundaries and ranching tracts dictate the landscape. This modern survey reveals a highly organized network of drainage management, anchored by the Walter Burns Detention Reservoir and a system of intermittent waterways including Middle Bijou Cr and East Bijou Creek. The terrain is defined by the erosion patterns of Spring Gulch and Wilson Creek, which carve through the high prairie land.

Local development is reflected in the thematic naming of residential roads such as Longhorn Trl, Shorthorn Cir, and Cattle Cir, highlighting the area's continued identification with its livestock heritage. These modern subdivisions and county roads like Co RD 99 contrast with the long-established section lines of the Public Land Survey System, which remain the primary framework for land ownership in this part of Elbert County.