2010 Map of Phenis Creek

About this map

Phenis Creek and the Cottonwood River define the hydraulic character of this Kansas landscape, where the prairie is carved by a network of drainage ways and seasonal streams. The northeastern corner is anchored by the winding path of the river, while the central and southern portions of the sheet are marked by Jacob Creek, Shaw Creek, and Rock Creek. This area of Lyon County is organized around a traditional section-line road grid, including routes such as Johnson Rd and a sequence of numbered roads from Rd 70 to Rd 147. The map illustrates a contemporary rural environment where agriculture and natural watercourses remain the primary features, showing how modern transportation corridors like Road E slice diagonally across the established rectilinear pattern of the 19th-century land survey.