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2015 Map of Osage SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Newcastle serves as the primary hub on the edge of this Weston County landscape, where the town's grid meets the open expanses of the Thunder Basin National Grassland. The terrain is defined by a series of drainage systems, including the wandering paths of Skull Creek, Oil Creek, and Beaver Creek, which flow through the broad Sixmile Basin. Small-scale water management is evident through several named catchments like Nelson Reservoir, Shostak Reservoir, and Michaels Reservoir, reflecting the necessity of water storage in this arid environment.

A network of rural roads such as Eberspecher Rd and Morrissey Rd provide access to the hinterlands, marking the transition from the concentrated settlement at Newcastle to the surrounding ranching or grazing lands. The map illustrates the characteristic section-line development of the West, with labels like Section Line Rd highlighting the geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System over the varied topography of Fourmile Draw and Mush Creek.