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2015 Map of Lyons

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lyons
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Lyons serves as the focal point of this Rice County survey, where the grid of city streets like W Main St and Euclid Ave meets the surrounding agricultural landscape. To the west, the Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport marks the modern transportation infrastructure, while the Lyons Municipal Cem north of town provides a point of interest for genealogists tracing local families.

The hydrology of the region is defined by the winding paths of Cow Cr and its tributaries, including Little Cow Cr and Salt Cr. These waterways meander through the prairie, eventually leading toward the small settlement of Saxman in the southeast. In the lower reaches of the quadrangle, the Santa Fe Slough suggests the low-lying, marshy terrain that characterizes the drainage patterns of the central Kansas plains.