2011 Map of Kreybill

About this map

John Martin Reservoir dominates this landscape, its irregular shoreline reaching into the high plains of Bent County. This map documents a region defined by its water management systems, where the massive reservoir is fed and drained by a complex network of man-made and natural waterways. To the north, the irrigation infrastructure is evident through the presence of the Fort Lyon Canal, Kicking Bird Canal, and the Miller Ditch, which parallel the road networks of Kreybill. The small settlement of Hilton sits near the southern edge of the water, where County Road FF 5 skirts the reservoir's banks. The drainage pattern of the high desert is further illustrated by intermittent flows such as Gageby Creek, McRae Arroyo, and Rule Creek, all of which converge toward the central basin.