2012 Map of Torrington SE

About this map

The N Platte River valley defines the southwest corner of this landscape, where the alluvial flats of Hunton Meadows signify the vital intersection of water and ranching history in Goshen County. This early 21st-century survey documents an intricate network of irrigation essential to High Plains agriculture, dominated by the sweeping arc of the Interstate Canal. This massive water project, accompanied by secondary systems like Lateral Number 4, Lateral Number 3, and Lateral 7 Main, illustrates how the desert was reclaimed for modern cultivation. Away from the river, the terrain is partitioned by a strict section-line road grid, including Sheep Creek Rd and Co Rd-191, which navigate the drainage of Sheep Cr. This map captures the persistent agrarian character of the Wyoming-Nebraska borderlands just before the centennial of the region's major reclamation projects.