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2019 Map of Schafer Reservoir

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Schafer Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Schafer Reservoir lies at the heart of this High Plains landscape where the boundaries of Lincoln and Cheyenne counties meet. The terrain is defined by a series of north-south drainage systems, including Schoolhouse Gulch and Folger Gulch, which carve subtle relief into the prairie before reaching the Big Sandy Creek corridor in the southwest.

A sparse network of county roads, such as Co RD 39 and Co RD 2g, provides the primary access through this ranching country. The grid of the Public Land Survey System remains the dominant organizing force on the land, visible through section lines and the alignment of roads like Co RD 2l. This map captures a classic eastern Colorado environment where water sources and topographic breaks like Aroya Gulch dictate the utility of the land.