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1970 Map of Kahlotus

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Kahlotus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Kahlotus sits at the junction of significant regional infrastructure and rugged topography in this early 1970s survey of eastern Franklin County. The landscape is defined by the high, flat reaches of Michigan Prairie and the Sand Hills to the north, which give way to the dramatic depression of a steep-walled Coulee. This geologic feature contains Lake Kahlotus, a prominent water body flanked by the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads. These parallel rail lines underscore the town's historical importance as a transit corridor between the channeled scablands and the Snake River to the south.

Evidence of local development and utility is scattered across the dry terrain, from the Landing Strip and Radio Facility near the town center to the Lakeview Cemetery on the coulee's edge. Named ranch roads like Wahl Road and Longmeier Road provide access to the outlying prairie, while Devils Canyon cuts a path toward the southern edge of the quadrangle, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of this basalt-carved region.