2012 Map of Trego Center NE

About this map

Ogallah Oil Field operations occupy the northeastern reaches of this High Plains landscape, where petroleum infrastructure interfaces with the traditional agricultural grid of Trego County. The drainage of Big Cr meanders extensively across the central terrain, its winding course contrasting sharply with the rigid section lines of the rural road network. This 2012 survey documents the corridor of Old US Hwy 40 as it parallels Interstate 70 along the northern edge of the quadrangle, punctuated by the Kansas Department of Transportation Trego County Rest Area. The map illustrates the sparsely populated character of the region, defined primarily by large-scale ranching or farming tracts and the persistent industrial presence of localized oil extraction.