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2015 Map of Olsburg NW

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Olsburg NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Tuttle Cr Lake and the Big Blue River dominate this modern topographic landscape, which straddles the boundary between Riley and Pottawatomie counties. The central feature is the massive reservoir area, where the Randolph Bridge provides a vital east-west connection across the water. The surrounding terrain is defined by deep ravines and rising landforms such as Christenson Hill, with many local transit routes named for the geography they navigate, including Halls Ravine Rd and Burklund Ravine Rd.

Small-scale recreation and land management are evident in the vicinity of Baldwin Park Rd and Randolph Park Rd. The map also documents numerous family-named roads and landmarks, such as Mariadahl Rd and Vawter Spr, which speak to the long-standing agricultural and settlement history of this rural Kansas river valley. These names persist even as the landscape has been altered by the creation of the reservoir.