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2010 Map of Spring Canyon

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Spring Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Arikaree River headwaters and a complex network of dry drainage basins define this portion of Yuma County. The landscape is structured by a rigid section-line road system, including County Rd-10 and County Road W, which service a territory dominated by ranching and agriculture. The convergence of the North Fork Spring Canyon and South Fork Spring Canyon forms the primary Spring Canyon drainage, illustrating the natural erosion patterns typical of the High Plains.

Isolated homesteads like Sharp Ranch are the primary markers of settlement in this area, situated along the river and canyon breaks. The map captures the intersection of natural topography and human geometry, where North Sand Creek cuts across the southern grids. This survey is a precise record of rural land use and water resource management in a semi-arid region at the beginning of the twenty-first century.