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2022 Map of Haystack Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Haystack Butte rises above the plains of northeastern Colorado, serving as a prominent landmark in a landscape defined by seasonal watercourses and an intricate irrigation network. This survey illustrates the agricultural engineering of the region, featuring the N Sterling Outlet Canal and distribution systems like N Sterling Lateral Number 40 and N Sterling Lateral Number 12. These man-made channels contrast with the natural drainage of Cottonwood Cr and Corral Creek, showing how water management has transformed the high plains.

Erosion has carved distinct landforms such as Wild Horse Draw, Spring Canyon, and Ramsey Draw, providing essential drainage toward the South Platte River basin. Small water sources like Weeping Rock Springs offer rare natural hydration points in an area largely partitioned by a grid of county roads, including Co RD 78 and Co RD 63, which follow the township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System.