2015 Map of East Bridge Creek South

About this map

The Arkansas River defines the southern corridor of this Western Kansas landscape, flanked by the historic riverfront settlements of Coolidge and Medway. This 2015 topographic record illustrates the intricate water management essential to the region, most notably the Frontier Ditch which parallels the river valley. The terrain to the north is characterized by a series of drainage systems including W Bridge Cr and E Bridge Cr, which carve through the high plains before descending toward the river basin. A rigid grid of rural routes such as RD G and RD 14 provides access across the townships of t22s r42w and t23s r42w, tracing the transition from upland prairie to the cultivated bottomlands. The relationship between the natural flow of the Arkansas and the man-made irrigation infrastructure highlights the ongoing agricultural adaptation in Hamilton County.