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2011 Map of McCook SW

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of McCook SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The agricultural hydrology of Red Willow County is the defining characteristic of this terrain along the Nebraska-Kansas border. The landscape is heavily managed through a network of water control structures, most notably the numerous dams and catchment areas along the southern fork of Dry Creek. These features, including Dry Creek South Reservoir 1-E and Dry Creek South Reservoir 3-A, illustrate modern efforts to mitigate erosion and manage runoff in this drainage basin.

To the west, the Driftwood West Canal enters from the northwest, while the paths of Spring Creek and deep cuts like Cottonwood Canyon and Plum Canyon carve through the plains. The sparse road network, consisting of routes like Road 384 and R D 706, follows the section lines of the rural grid, connecting the isolated farmsteads and ranches that define this portion of the Great Plains in the early 21st century.