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2022 Map of Fountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Fountain and the surrounding El Paso County communities are shown here at a moment of significant suburban expansion south of Colorado Springs. The landscape is defined by the drainage of Fountain Creek, where the BNSF Railway and Interstate 25 parallel the water through a valley marked by agricultural remnants like the Chilcotte Canal Number 27 and Fountain Ditch.

In the northern reaches, the residential footprints of Security, Widefield, and Security-Widefield dominate the terrain near Skinner Hill. Local history and genealogy interest is concentrated at the Fairview Cem near the riverbanks, while the geography of the high plains is evident in the numerous water management features such as Big Johnson Reservoir, A McCray Reservoir, and Calhan Reservoir. This survey captures the modernization of the corridor through features like the Fountain Creek Regional Trail, which follows the historic riparian route.