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2022 Map of Dodge City NW

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Dodge City NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Buckner Creek and its southern branch, the South Fork Buckner Creek, carve a complex drainage pattern across this prairie landscape where three Kansas counties meet. The convergence of Gray, Hodgeman, and Ford counties is clearly marked, revealing a region defined by a rigorous section-line road grid that overlays the natural topography. These watercourses provide the primary relief in an otherwise expansive agricultural terrain.

Local transport and access are dictated by named corridors such as Antelope Rd and Community Hall Rd, which suggest the locations of local gathering points and rural infrastructure. The mapping of S Fork Buckner Cr and smaller tributaries indicates the essential role of hydrology in this High Plains environment, where seasonal water flow and drainage dictate the layout of land use and homesteading in the surrounding townships.