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2013 Map of Bonny Reservoir South

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Bonny Reservoir South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Bonny Reservoir and its surrounding agricultural plains dominate this 2013 survey of the borderlands between Yuma and Kit Carson counties. Managed as part of Bonny State Park, the reservoir sits at the confluence of the South Fork Republican River and Armknecht Cr, serving as a critical water management point in this arid high-plains landscape. The intricate network of irrigation is visible through features like the Hale Ditch and the Hale Ditch Aqueduct, which channel water across the undulating terrain to support local ranching and farming operations.

The map reveals a highly structured landscape defined by the Public Land Survey System, with a dense grid of section roads such as Co Road JJ and Co Road RR providing access to the remote draws and creek beds. Several intermittent drainages, including Landsman Cr, Bonny Cr, and Beaver Cr, carve shallow valleys into the prairie, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that dictate the placement of local roads and property boundaries in this rural Colorado corner.