The high plains of northeast Colorado are defined by a rhythmic grid of rural roads and intermittent drainages in this Sedgwick County survey. Sand Draw cuts across the center of the landscape, while the modest Sand Cr Reservoir provides a primary point of water collection along Sand Cr. The terrain is characterized by a high frequency of depressions and ephemeral ponds, common in the transition toward the Nebraska border. The map documents a strictly rectilinear system of county roads, including north-south corridors like Co RD 49 and Co RD 51, which facilitate the region's agricultural movement. These routes connect isolated farmsteads and rangelands, following the Public Land Survey System township and range lines across Spring Cr in the northern sections.
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1952 · Julesburg SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Julesburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Sterling
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Sterling
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Venango SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Venango NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Holyoke NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Amherst
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Venango NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Amherst NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000