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2010 Map of Rainy Mountain Creek

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Rainy Mountain Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Rainy Mountain Creek winds through this Kiowa County landscape, defined by an extensive network of flood control structures and reservoirs constructed during the late 20th century. The waterway is punctuated by numerous named sites, including Rainy Mountain Creek Site 19 Reservoir and Rainy Mountain Creek Site 25 Reservoir, each managed by its own respective dam. This engineered drainage system illustrates a sophisticated approach to water management in the Oklahoma plains, where small-scale impoundments like Rainy Mountain Creek Site 15-B Reservoir serve as critical infrastructure against erosion and flooding.

The terrain is largely a regular grid of section-line roads, such as n2280 RD and e1440 RD, which navigate around these artificial water bodies and the prominent elevation of Blue Mountain. This map provides a clear record of land use and civil engineering in rural Oklahoma, showing how the natural course of the creek has been systematically harnessed for local agricultural and environmental stability.