2012 Map of Mouth of Shaw Creek

About this map

The Saline River winds through the northern portion of this Trego County landscape, serving as the primary drainage for a network of intermittent streams. This section of Kansas is defined by a sparse, grid-like road system typical of High Plains agricultural regions, with routes such as Riga Road 571 and Hixson Rd providing access to large tracts of land. The nomenclature of the area reflects both its physical geography and its rural history, with Cemetery Rd and Matteke Rd marking the transition between the rolling uplands and the river valley. Numerous watercourses, including Shaw Cr, E Spring Cr, and Spring Cr, carve through the terrain, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that have historically shaped local land use and property boundaries in this quiet pocket of the Great Plains.