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2024 Map of Kuka Crossing

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Kuka Crossing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Kingsbury Colony and the surrounding irrigation network define this portion of Pondera County. The landscape is heavily shaped by an intricate system of water management, visible through features like the Thomas Williamson Ditch, Ryan Lauffler Ditch, and the Twenty-two K Canal. These man-made waterways cut across natural terrain features such as Birch Creek Flats and several distinct drainages including Miller Coulee and the evocatively named Sober Up Coulee.

Evidence of local community life is centered around a single Chapel near the junction of Stoltz Rd, serving the agricultural residents of this high plains region. The map also documents the transition between township and range boundaries, specifically where T30N and T29N meet. Local transit is facilitated by a grid of named rural routes like Mollys Nipple Rd and Gaylord Rd, which provide access to the vast Birch Creek watershed and its numerous coulees.