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2019 Map of Dead Horse Springs

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Dead Horse Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Dead Horse Springs anchors this high plains landscape in Morgan County, where the topography is defined by the significant depression of Dead Horse Draw. In an area where water management is central to the land's utility, the southeastern corner shows the critical infrastructure of the Riverside Intake Canal and the Riverside Ditch. These waterways represent the vital irrigation networks that transformed this portion of the Colorado plains.

The map's strict grid of county roads, such as Co Rd II and Co Rd AA, reflects the Public Land Survey System structure that organized the settlement of the West. This 2019 survey documents a largely open territory, dominated by the boundaries of Township 6 North and Township 5 North, illustrating the enduring agricultural and pastoral character of the region north of the South Platte River corridor.