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2010 Map of Bowring

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Bowring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Hulah Lake dominates this northern Osage County landscape, created by the Hulah Dam across the Caney River. The settlement of Hulah sits just east of the dam, while the community of Bowring occupies the southwestern corner of the quadrangle. The surrounding terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems, including Mission Creek, Opossum Creek, and Coon Creek, which feed into the central reservoir and river valley.

Water management is central to the area's modern character, evidenced by numerous flood control structures such as Cotton-Coon-Mission Creek Site 4 Dam and Cotton-Coon-Mission Creek Site 5 Dam. Local landmarks like Deadmans Rock, Hickory Hill, and Sundown Hill rise above the valleys and hollows, including Hay Hollow, providing fixed points for topographical study in a region shaped by both its natural hydrology and mid-century engineering projects.