2011 Map of Keota

About this map

Keota serves as the central hub of this prairie landscape, where the distribution of water sources reveals the vital infrastructure of Colorado's High Plains. The map details an extensive network of named water-drawing sites, ranging from the uniquely titled Doublebarrel Windmill and Gunsight Windmill to the Big Pipe Windmill. These features, along with the Wildhorse Ditch and the Wildhorse Number 1 Dam at Wild Horse Reservoir 1, underscore the historic reliance on seasonal drainage and groundwater for local agriculture and livestock. The presence of the Coal Mine Windmill points toward earlier subsurface resource extraction in the region. Most travel through this section of Weld County is oriented along established routes like Co RD 105 and Co RD 100, which cut across the drainages of Wild Horse Creek.