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2012 Map of Hoe Ranch

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Hoe Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Powder River meanders through this portion of Johnson County, defining a landscape shaped by drainage basins and remote ranching operations. The map documents the persistent footprint of family-named agricultural sites such as Hoe Ranch, Irigaray Ranch, and the Falxa Camp settlement north of Falxa RD. These names reflect the local heritage of the high plains, where water access remains the central organizing principle for human activity.

Ephemeral water sources and terrain features dominate the topography, with numerous named coulees like School Section Draw, Phinney Draw, and Curtis Draw feeding into larger systems like Ninemile Cr. To the southwest, the Reculusa Reservoir provides a critical point of water storage. Connectivity in this area relies on a network of unpaved tracks, including Hoe Ranch RD and Lower Sussex RD, which link the isolated homesteads and the Windmill Spring to the broader county infrastructure.