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2009 Map of Crowder Lake

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Crowder Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

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Cobb Creek and its various tributaries define this section of Custer County, where a highly managed watershed system of dams and reservoirs supports the local agricultural landscape. The most prominent water body, Crowder Lake, sits just south of Possum Hollow, while other significant impoundments like Sportsman Lake and Worth Richmond Lake dot the countryside. This network of small-scale water management is characteristic of the Western Oklahoma plains, where seasonal drainages like Fivemile Creek and Spring Creek are critical to the region's ranching and farming operations.

Local history is anchored by several rural burial grounds scattered across the grid of county roads. Genealogists and historians can locate the Missouri Cemetery near the western edge, as well as Bethany Cemetery, Plainview Cemetery, and High Point Cemetery further east. These landmarks, along with the distinct terrain of Dry Canyon, provide essential touchstones for understanding the settlement patterns and community structure of this prairie region at the start of the twenty-first century.