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2011 Map of Swede Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Swede Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Water management dominates this arid landscape in eastern Colorado, where the massive basins of Neesopah Reservoir and Neegronda Reservoir serve as the primary geographical anchors. Fed by an intricate system of engineered waterways including the Lone Wolf Canal and the Satanta Canal, these reservoirs illustrate the critical role of irrigation and storage in this high plains environment.

Settlement is sparse, characterized by individual outposts like Abrams Ranch and a rigid grid of rural thoroughfares such as County Hwy WW and County Road H. The namesake Swede Lake appears as a smaller, isolated water body to the northwest, contrasting with the sprawling reservoir system to the east. This 2011 survey documents a landscape defined by the intersection of ranching infrastructure and large-scale water diversion projects.