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2016 Map of Twin Buttes

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Twin Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Twin Buttes rises above a landscape defined by an intricate network of irrigation and water management systems in Logan County. This 2016 survey details the engineered hydrology of the High Plains, featuring a complex series of laterals and canals such as the N Sterling Outlet Canal and Harmony Ditch Number 1. These systems, including the N Sterling Lateral Number 44 and N Sterling Lateral Number 52, reveal the essential role of water rights and agricultural infrastructure in this arid region.

Local history is preserved in small, scattered landmarks like the Barber Cem in the northwest and the Lynch Twin Buttes Cem situated near the map's namesake features. The natural drainage of the land is visible through several named draws, including McCracken Draw and Hawk Springs Draw, which feed into larger watercourses like W Fork Cottonwood Cr and Duck Cr. The presence of the Johnson Draw Reservoir and Byers Ditch further underscores the human effort to capture and redirect seasonal flow across the expansive sections of the Public Land Survey System.