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2022 Map of East Kiowa Creek South

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of East Kiowa Creek South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The northern reaches of the Kiowa Cr drainage system define this portion of Comanche County, where a network of seasonal streams carves through the Kansas plains. This landscape is dominated by the confluence and various branches of the local waterways, including Middle Kiowa Cr, W Kiowa Cr, and E Kiowa Cr. Farther north, Wiggins Cr feeds into the system, while Buzzard Cr appears in the southwestern corner, illustrating the complex hydrography that has shaped ranching and land use in the region for generations.

A rigid grid of rural roads, such as RD 4 and Ave D, overlays the natural topography, marking the section lines established by the Public Land Survey System across townships t31s r20w and t32s r19w. This intersection of natural drainage and human-imposed geometry reveals the enduring structure of the Great Plains cattle country, where property boundaries and access routes are dictated by both the township grid and the winding paths of the creek beds.