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1983 Map of Bonny Reservoir

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Bonny Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Bonny Reservoir and its surrounding plains dominate this 1983 survey of eastern Colorado and western Kansas. The landscape is defined by the convergence of several major waterways, including the Arikaree River and the Republican River, which feed into the reservoir and its massive Bonny Dam. Local history is anchored at sites like Beecher Island, located in the river bottom north of Armel.

The map reveals a network of small agricultural hubs such as Idalia, Kirk, and Cope, linked by long stretches of Highway 36 and Highway 385. Large conservation areas, including the Bonny Reservoir State Recreation Area and the South Republican State Wildlife Area, preserved the drainage basins and wilder canyon lands like Wildcat Canyon during this era of late 20th-century water management and ranching.