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2010 Map of Cobb Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The town of Wellington anchors the western edge of this Larimer County landscape, where the high plains meet a sophisticated network of early 21st-century water management. This area is defined by a dense system of irrigation infrastructure, featuring the Windsor Ditch, Cowan Lateral, and the Larimer County Canal. These man-made arteries feed a series of significant water bodies including Cobb Lake, Clark Reservoir, and Mountain Supply Reservoir Number 18, each regulated by named structures such as the Cobb Lake Dam and Clarks Lake Dam.

Beyond the civic center of Wellington, the map provides valuable data for genealogists and local historians, specifically the location of Highland Cemetery north of the town center. The rural landscape is partitioned by a strictly numbered grid of county roads, with drainages like Boxelder Creek and Indian Creek weaving through the agricultural sections. The map captures a moment of transition between established ranching land and the expanding water storage requirements of the region.