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2018 Map of Sparks

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sparks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The town of Sparks sits at the intersection of a grid-iron street plan and the rural section lines of Lincoln County. This landscape is defined by the extensive watershed management of the Deep Fork and its tributaries, characterized by a series of numbered flood control structures such as Quapaw Cr Site 44 Reservoir and Quapaw Cr Site 5c Reservoir. These reservoirs, scattered across the drainage basins of Hogshooter Cr and Quapaw Cr, illustrate a modern engineered approach to the Oklahoma terrain.

Rural life is anchored by established landmarks such as White Dove Cem and Sunnyside Cem near the community of Payson. The map details a dense network of county roads, from Mahoney St to E0980 Rd, which connect isolated homesteads to the primary settlements. The presence of numerous named creeks like Breakfast Cr and Robinson Cr highlights the complex natural irrigation that has long influenced the placement of roads and local property boundaries.