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2017 Map of Smith Flats

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Smith Flats
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bucknum and the surrounding high plains of Natrona County are defined by a network of drainage draws and ranch roads in this recent topographic study. The landscape is carved by the N Fork Casper Cr and Middle Fork Casper Cr, with the terrain falling away into named features like Hemingway Draw and Twentymile Draw. These ephemeral waterways dictate the positioning of rural infrastructure, including Gowin-Kesecker Lake in the northwest.

Logistics in this portion of Wyoming rely on long-established corridors such as Thirtythree Mile Rd and Co Rd 125, which provide access to the namesake Smith Flats. The map illustrates a contemporary rural settlement pattern where traditional land use and grazing are managed within the Public Land Survey System, as indicated by the township and range boundaries that grid the sagebrush and prairie landscape.