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2018 Map of McAlester SW

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of McAlester SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Whiskey Knob and Big Prairie Ridge define the topographic character of this Pittsburg County landscape, where the headwaters of several drainages diverge. The drainage network includes Deer Cr, Bull Cr, and N Boggy Cr, which feed into a series of numbered water bodies like Reservoir Number One and Reservoir Number Two. These managed water resources, alongside named features like Rocket Lake and Brown Lake, suggest a land used for both agriculture and localized water management.

Coal Hill in the southeast corner provides a direct link to the regional industrial history of coal mining. The grid of section lines is serviced by a network of rural routes such as Ashland Rd and C Tree Rd, connecting isolated landmarks like the Memorial Cem. This 2018 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures the modern rural layout of the region, documenting the persisting balance between resource extraction and prairie ranching.