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1984 Map of Two Buttes Reservoir

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Two Buttes Reservoir
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Santa Fe Trail cuts through this high plains landscape of southeastern Colorado and western Kansas, tracing a path of westward migration across the drainages of Caddoa Creek and Two Buttes Creek. In the 1980s, the region was defined by its vast cattle ranching and dryland farming tracts, anchored by the Two Buttes State Wildlife Area and the vital waters of the Two Buttes Reservoir.

Small agricultural outposts and rural junctions like Plains Community, Deora, and Buckeye Crossroads reflect the sparse but organized settlement patterns of Prowers and Baca counties. Infrastructure for the local ranching economy is evident in the presence of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and several private landing strips, such as the Two Buttes Landing Strip. Geographic markers like Gobblers Knob and High Rock break the horizon, providing essential orientation in this wide, creek-carved prairie.