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2022 Map of Shallow Water

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Shallow Water
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Shallow Water and Friend anchor this High Plains landscape, where the rectangular grid of the Public Land Survey System defines every road and field. This recent survey captures the transition between Scott and Finney counties, a region marked by agricultural development and the intermittent drainage of White Woman Creek. The presence of the Prairie View Cemetery near the county line offers a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing families in this part of western Kansas.

Local transport is dominated by a precise network of named section-line roads like S Kansas Road and W Road 70, which connect the small clusters of Chevron and Shallow Water. The terrain is characterized by subtle depressions and the prominent Rocky Draw, illustrating the drainage patterns that have shaped the plains' topography. This map serves as a contemporary record of land use and rural settlement at the edge of the Kansas wheat belt.