2016 Map of Minnow Creek

About this map

Minnow Creek flows through a dissected landscape where the southern boundary of Beckham County meets Greer County in western Oklahoma. The area is defined by a sparse but rigid grid of section-line roads, such as N1740 Road and E1310 Road, which cut across a series of drainage systems including Fish Creek, Deer Creek, and Root Creek. This 2016 survey illustrates the persistent agricultural and ranching layout of the southern plains, where land use is dictated by the deeply etched waterways that feed into larger regional basins. The map provides a detailed view of the terrain's transition from high plateaus to the creek beds, marked by a dense network of contours that reveal the erosion patterns characteristic of this part of the state.