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2010 Map of WaKeeney East

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of WaKeeney East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The High Plains landscape of Trego County is defined by the eastern outskirts of WaKeeney and the systematic grid of rural section roads. The northern reach of this territory is carved by the Saline River, which collects water from numerous ephemeral streams such as Happy Creek and Chalk Creek. This drainage pattern reflects the semi-arid character of western Kansas, where watercourses like Spring Creek and Shaw Creek are vital topographical markers in an otherwise open prairie.

Industrial and community infrastructure centers around the western edge, where Galloway Airport and the WaKeeney Cemetery sit near the transition from town to farmland. Local travel is facilitated by corridors like McCall Rd and Hixson Rd, while Trego Creek winds through the northern sections. This 2010 survey records the enduring layout of a Kansas farm-and-ranch landscape at the start of the twenty-first century.