S Fork Republican River winds through the high plains of Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas, marking a landscape defined by its vital water sources in an otherwise arid region. The boundary between Yuma County, Colorado, and Cheyenne County, Kansas, bisects the sheet, highlighting the interstate character of the local hydrology. Notable for genealogists, the Gilstrap Cem sits in the northern section, a lonely landmark of early settlement. The presence of the Hale Ditch and the namesake Hale Ponds illustrates the importance of irrigation and water management to the agrarian life of Lansing Valley. Seasonal drainages like Sand Cr and Coupe Cr feed into the river basin, while Corder Lake provides a static water feature in this rolling high-desert terrain.
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1942 · St. Francis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · St. Francis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Bonny Reservoir
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · St Francis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · St Francis 3
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Limon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Goodland
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Goodland
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Limon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Goodland
USGS Topo · 1:250,000