2009 Map of Pump Creek

About this map

Big Sandy Creek and Pump Creek define the drainage of this rural Barber County landscape, where the prairie is carved by a dense network of intermittent waterways. The terrain is structured by a grid of local access roads such as Julian Rd and Sandy Creek Rd, which provide the primary framework for the scattered agricultural homesteads of the region. This 2009 survey reveals a system of small tributaries including Little Bear Creek, West Cedar Creek, and Hackberry Creek that flow toward larger southern basins. To the north, the naming of Crazy Horse and Bitter Creek Rd suggests the local character and history of these upland plains. The map is a precise record of the hydrological and transportation patterns before recent changes in land management and rural development altered the high plains footprint.