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2016 Map of Wichita Falls East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Wichita Falls East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Wichita Falls expands eastward toward the Wichita and Clay County line in this 2016 survey, where the urban grid gives way to a complex hydraulic landscape of canals and ranch lands. The Wichita River meanders through the center of the sheet, supported by a network of managed water features including the W J Four Lateral, the N Side Canal, and the W P Lateral. These irrigation and drainage works illustrate the region's managed approach to water in a historically arid environment.

Rural landmarks and smaller settlements define the eastern reach, notably the town of Dean and the Seventy-Seven Ranch Lake. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Kempner Cem near the river, while the northwestern corner is dominated by the Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport. This record of the mid-2010s shows a landscape defined by industrial infrastructure like the Denver Tank alongside long-established water features such as Parker Estate Lake and Henry Lake.