2009 Map of Sunny Slope Lake

About this map

Big Creek and its major tributary, North Fork Big Creek, dominate this central Gove County landscape, carving through the high plains. The drainage patterns of East Spring Creek and West Spring Creek illustrate the hydrologic network essential to this Kansas region. In the southwestern corner, Sunny Slope Lake serves as a distinct landmark alongside the North Branch Hackberry Cr. This 2009 survey highlights a rural grid defined by county roads such as Gove BB and Gove 40, while the northern edge is anchored by the corridor of I-70 and Highway 40. The map documents a land primarily shaped by watercourses and the section-line roads that facilitate travel across the wide prairie.