2009 Map of Fancy Canyon

About this map

Fancy Canyon defines the western edge of this Comanche County landscape, where the high plains of southern Kansas are carved by a network of drainage systems. The Salt Fork Arkansas River winds across the northern portion of the quadrangle, joined by tributaries including Wildcat Creek and Indian Creek. The terrain is characterized by these intermittent watercourses, such as Red Fork Creek, which cut through the open country. This area represents a transition in the Kansas watershed, where local creeks like Cave Creek and Jug Motte Creek move toward the larger river systems that eventually feed into the Arkansas basin. The absence of major settlements emphasizes the rural, undeveloped character of the region during this period of the early twenty-first century.