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1984 Map of White Lake

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of White Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Tipton anchors the northeast corner of this southwestern Oklahoma landscape, where the Missouri - Kansas - Texas railroad line cuts through the prairie toward the town's edge. The geography is dominated by the meandering course of the North Fork Red River, which forms a persistent boundary between Jackson and Tillman Counties. This riparian corridor is marked by complex sandbars and seasonal shifts, evidenced by the large Spillway structure and the namesake White Lake situated in the central Richland township area.

Industrial and agricultural utility define the land use, from the Boucher Oil Field in the north to the Tipton Municipal Airport and Sewage Disposal Ponds serving the local population. Educational history is preserved at the southern margin with the presence of Weaver Sch, while township designations like Elmer, Maguire, and Hazel help locate rural family plots and historical property boundaries in this mid-1980s snapshot of the Great Plains.