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2013 Map of Crook

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Crook sits as a primary rail and road hub on the northern banks of the S Platte River in Logan County. The surrounding high plains landscape is defined by an intricate network of irrigation systems essential to the region's agricultural viability, including Harmony Ditch Number 1, Harmony Ditch Number 2, and Harmony Ditch Number 3. These gravity-fed channels, along with the Chambers Ditch, trace the contours of the valley to water the river bottom lands.

Evidence of ranching and early settlement patterns remains visible through sites like the Candan Ranch and the small siding of Tobin to the southwest. The terrain transitions from the well-watered river corridor to the drier uplands, where natural features like Coyote Spring, Slaughter Pond, and the carved-out Spring Canyon provide the only breaks in the geometric grid of county roads that organize the northeastern Colorado plains.