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1960 Map of Wellington

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Wellington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Wellington and the surrounding Larimer County plains appear here as a complex landscape of early 20th-century water management, defined by the extensive North Poudre Canal and dozens of named storage basins. The town itself is positioned along the Colorado and Southern Railroad, featuring the Wellington Siding and a grid of streets that stood as the area's primary commercial hub. Rural life centers on small junctions and landmarks like Waverly, Meyers Corner, and the Rocky Ridge Sch, reflecting a settlement pattern tied to the irrigation economy.

The sheer density of reservoirs, including Douglass Lake, Windsor Reservoir, and Bee Lake, illustrates the massive engineering effort required to transform this high-plains terrain into productive farmland. Trace the paths of Dry Creek and Park Creek as they are diverted into various basins like Terry Lake and Long Pond, revealing a meticulously controlled watershed that has sustained the region's agriculture for decades.