1955 Map of Great Bend

About this map

The Arkansas River and Smoky Hill River define the hydraulic landscape of central Kansas in this 1970 revision of the mid-century survey. Major water management projects and conservation areas are prominent, including the large Cheyenne Bottoms waterfowl refuge and the massive Quivira National Wildlife Refuge near Little Salt Marsh. The map documents a mature agricultural and industrial interior, where extensive Oil Fields punctuate the grid of section lines and county roads.