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1951 Map of Roggen

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Roggen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Roggen serves as the central hub of this eastern Weld County landscape, situated along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line. The map reveals a high-plains environment where water management and ranching are the primary drivers of settlement. Numerous windmills are scattered across the terrain, indicating a reliance on groundwater to support local operations like Lakeside Ranch and Painter Ranch.

Ephemeral watercourses and depressions define the geography, with Lost Creek, East Lost Creek, and the winding Sand Creek cutting through the sandy soil. Small bodies of water such as Waite Lake, Monahan Lake, and French Lake appear as isolated basins in a region characterized by broad draws like Long Draw and the distinct formation of Sand Canyon. The mapping, completed for the development of the Missouri River Basin, captures the rural infrastructure of the early 1950s.