2019 Map of Rock Basin

About this map

Rock Basin defines this high plains landscape in Lincoln County, where the dry drainage of Rush Creek cuts through the shortgrass prairie. This 2019 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures the wide-open ranching country of eastern Colorado, organized by the persistent grid of the Public Land Survey System including t14s r53w and t13s r52w. Local infrastructure is sparse, concentrated along graded routes such as Co Hwy 63 and Co Rd 38, which serve the expansive agricultural tracts. The geography here is a study in intermittent hydrology and remote settlement patterns, where unnamed draws and contours illustrate the subtle relief of the Colorado plains.