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2012 Map of Natwick

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Natwick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The settlement of Natwick serves as a quiet center point for this high-plains landscape, where the agricultural economy depends heavily on an intricate network of irrigation systems. Water management is the defining characteristic of this terrain, visible through features like Canal Number 3, Canal Number 1, and the Two Bar Ditch. These man-made channels draw from natural watercourses such as Sybille Creek and Brush Creek to sustain the ranching and farming operations that dominate the area east of the Cooney Hills.

Social and logistical hubs are scattered along the rural road network, notably the Rock Lake Grange and the Two Bar Ranch Airport. The landscape transitions from the more varied relief of the western hills to the organized grid of Olson Road and Hightower Road in the east. This 2012 survey illustrates how the storage capacity of Reservoir Number 1 and Rock Lake continues to support the high-altitude ranching life of Platte County.