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2016 Map of Canadian East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Canadian East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Canadian serves as the focal point of this Hemphill County landscape, where the wide, braided course of the Canadian River cuts through the Texas Panhandle. The town’s structured streets, including Locust St and 67th St, give way to a sprawling network of ranch and county roads that navigate the surrounding breaks and plains. To the north, Tanner Flat represents the plateaued terrain above the drainage basins of W Fork Clear Cr and Clear Cr.

Local history is anchored at the Edith Ford Memorial Cemeteries on the western edge of the settlement. The map documents the rural infrastructure of the early 21st century, from the winding path of Lake Marvin Rd to the smaller settlement at Clear Creek. The intricate hydrography of the region is evident in the many seasonal tributaries like Persimmon Cr and Elk Creek that feed into the primary river valley.