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2016 Map of Olney Springs

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Olney Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Olney Springs serves as the focal point of this Crowley County landscape, situated where the high plains meet the intricate irrigation network of the Arkansas River Valley. The map reveals a highly engineered agricultural environment, where the Colorado Canal and Olney Wasteway facilitate water movement across the terrain to the Olney Springs Reservoir. This infrastructure supports a grid of rural homesteads and local settlements like King Center, reflecting the region's reliance on managed water systems in an arid climate.

Along the southern edge, the Arkansas River meanders through a distinct floodplain, contrasted by the dry relief of Hungerford Hollow. The systematic naming of irrigation features, such as the Lightburn Lateral, Auckland Lateral, and Dayton Lateral, provides clear evidence of the complex water rights and engineering that define local land use. For those researching family history, the Olney Springs Cem remains a primary landmark north of the river banks.