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2022 Map of Hay Canyon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Finney Lake and the meandering course of the Pawnee River anchor this portion of Finney County, where the plains are broken by the drainage of Hay Canyon. The landscape is organized by a precise grid of rural section roads, many bearing family names that speak to the area's agricultural heritage, such as N Tom Reed Rd, E Guy Reed Rd, and N Byler Rd. In the northern half of the quadrangle, Cottonwood Cr cuts through the terrain, illustrating the critical role of intermittent water sources in this part of Kansas.

This survey reflects a contemporary view of the High Plains, where modern infrastructure like E Lake Rd and E Whipple Rd follows the long-established Public Land Survey System boundaries. The map provides a clear picture of how water features like the river and small lakes continue to influence the layout of rural properties and transportation routes in a predominantly ranching and farming environment.