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2013 Map of Long Creek

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Long Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The high plains border of Elbert and Lincoln Counties comes to life in this 2013 topographic survey, showing a landscape defined by an organized grid of section lines and the natural courses of intermittent streams. The region is shaped by the drainage patterns of Long Creek and the meandering path of North Rush Creek, which carve gentle valleys through the open country. These waterways, along with Apache Creek, dictate the subtle shifts in elevation across the township ranges.

Agricultural and ranching activity is evidenced by an extensive network of rural routes, including the primary north-south corridor of Co-71 and numerous gravel section roads like County Road 19 and County Road 62. This map provides a precise look at property boundaries and land management in eastern Colorado, where the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) squares the earth against the free-flowing paths of the plains' prairie creeks.