2016 Map of Proffitt Lake

About this map

Proffitt Lake sits at the center of this 2016 survey, where the drainages of the High Plains converge along the Meade Co and Clark Co line. The landscape is defined by a dense network of intermittent stream beds, including Johns Creek and Gyp Creek, which carve through the prairie towards the larger basin of Big Sandy Creek. In the northeastern corner, the notable geological depression of Big Basin interrupts the plateau, a significant landmark in this section of Southwest Kansas. The map documents the persistent section-line road grid, featuring routes like Q Road and CR S, which maintain the orderly agricultural division of the land even where the terrain becomes increasingly broken by the winding courses of Indian Creek and Twomile Creek.