1968 Map of North Plum Creek NE

About this map

Santa Fe Granada Trail cuts across this Prowers County landscape, marking a historical route through a terrain defined by deep drainage systems. The survey, conducted in the late 1960s, highlights the intricate path of Granada Creek and Wolf Creek as they wind through the high plains toward the Arkansas River valley. The presence of Durkee and a localized Gravel Pit indicates a region utilized for transit and small-scale resource extraction. Unlike the flat expanses often associated with this part of Colorado, the map reveals a complex network of dry creek beds and draws, including Durkee Creek and Plum Creek, which suggest the seasonal water movement that shaped the cattle-ranching environment of the era. Benchmarks like BR 3615 and various wells provide precise data points for those tracing historical land use or topographic changes in the High Plains.