2013 Map of May Valley

About this map

Fort Lyon Canal and the Amity Canal define the irrigation-based landscape of this Prowers County region, where water management is central to the settlement pattern. Small agricultural communities such as May Valley, Channing, and Kornman are distributed along a grid of county roads, showing the organized development of the Arkansas River Valley. The presence of the Channing School and the Tinnes Airport indicates the infrastructure supporting these rural outposts. Extensive water engineering is visible through features like the W May Valley Drainage Ditch, James Lateral, and the Prince Reservoir. This map documents a high-plains landscape where every lateral and ditch, including the E Fork Wheatridge Lateral and Clover Meadow Ditch, is vital to the survival of the small railroad and farming sidings like Culp and Karl.