2016 Map of Rock Creek

About this map

The N Fork Smoky Hill River and its tributaries define the hydrology of this High Plains landscape along the border of Kit Carson Co and Cheyenne Co. The terrain is characterized by the subtle drainage basins of Cow Cr and Rock Cr, which provide the only major relief in an otherwise uniform agricultural and ranching expanse. This 2016 survey illustrates a strictly organized grid of rural infrastructure, where a network of section-line roads such as Co RD GG and Co RD Ee facilitates movement across the vast open country. The arrangement of these county roads and the underlying township divisions, including t11s r45w and t12s r45w, reflects the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System in eastern Colorado, marking a landscape where water and transportation routes are the primary features of human geography.