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1985 Map of Scott City

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Scott City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Scott City and Garden City anchor this mid-1980s topographical study of western Kansas, a region defined by its intensive irrigation systems and agricultural geography. The landscape is bisected by the Great Eastern Ditch, Farmers Ditch, and the Garden City Canal, reflecting the massive engineering required to manage water in the High Plains. To the north and west, the terrain is characterized by large drainage basins like the White Woman Basin and the winding course of the Walnut River.

Smaller rural hubs such as Dighton, Beeler, and Alamota are connected by a grid of county lines and township markers. Natural features like Dry Lake and the Finney County State Fishing Lake stand out against the systematic section lines. This map captures the mid-century agricultural footprint of the region, including several Cem locations and radio infrastructure that served these isolated ranching and farming communities during a period of modern expansion.