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2019 Map of Weldona

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Weldona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Weldona sits as a primary settlement along the north bank of the South Platte River, serving as a hub for the extensive irrigation network that defines this portion of Morgan County. The landscape is heavily modified by agricultural water management, featuring an intricate system of channels including the Weldona Valley Ditch, Fort Morgan Canal, and the Riverside Intake Canal. These man-made waterways interact with natural drainage features like Schaefer Draw and Lamborn Draw to support the surrounding ranching and farming operations.

South of the river, the terrain opens into Bijou Flats, where the Bijou Number 2 Reservoir and Bijou Creek dominate the hydrology. Evidence of the area's historical development and infrastructure is found in the Union Pacific Railroad corridor passing through town and the presence of the Weldona Cem to the south. Further east, the river narrows near the appropriately named Narrows, where the floodplain constricts between rising terrain to the north and south.