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2012 Map of Ellis SE

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Ellis SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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The Smoky Hill River meanders through the southern portion of this Ellis County landscape, carving a distinct path through the High Plains terrain. The area is defined by its agricultural and industrial heritage, notably marked by energy extraction at the Pleasant West Oil Field in the northeast and the Solburn Oil Field further south. These fields represent the long-standing petroleum economy that has shaped this part of Kansas for decades.

A grid of section-line roads, including Victoria RD and 130th Ave, provides access to the interior, while the historic Butterfield Trl cuts an east-west path across the center of the sheet, tracing the legacy of early western transit. Drainage features like Wildon Draw and various unnamed tributaries feed into the river system, illustrating the natural watershed of the central plains as it appeared in 2012.