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2012 Map of Kaw City NW

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Arkansas River winds southward through this rural landscape, forming a natural boundary that defines the local geography. In the south, the river widens significantly into the waters of Kaw Lake, a prominent feature that reshaped the basin's hydrology. The surrounding terrain is a network of named drainages including Chilocco Cr, Osage Cr, and Sweetwater Cr, which feed the river system across the Oklahoma-Kansas borderlands.

Evidence of local heritage is found at the Cooper Cem, situated north of the lake. The rural infrastructure is characterized by a grid of section roads, such as N Enterprise Rd and E Indian Rd, providing access to isolated tracts like Indian Mdws. This survey reflects the region's character as a managed agricultural and water-resource area, where the primary landmarks are the family-named roads and the serpentine path of the river valley.