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2013 Map of Stratton NW

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Stratton NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The South Fork Republican River cuts a wide, meandering path through this portion of Kit Carson County, defining the primary drainage for the surrounding High Plains terrain. This 2013 survey illustrates a landscape dominated by the Public Land Survey System, with section lines and townships such as t007s r047w organized around a rigid grid of county roads. Smaller drainages like Hell Cr feed into the river system from the north, cutting through the elevation contours that reveal the subtle rises and falls of the eastern Colorado plains.

Transportation is dictated by a network of local connectors including Co Road JJ and Co Road BB, which frame the agricultural and ranching parcels of the region. While the map is sparse of concentrated settlements, the precise layout of roads such as Co Road 24 and Co Road 29 provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure supporting the isolated farmsteads and ranches characteristic of the High Plains at the start of the 21st century.