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1950 Map of Wiggins SW

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Wiggins SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Kiowa School stands as a central community landmark in this high plains landscape at the intersection of Weld, Morgan, and Adams counties. Surveyed in 1950, the area is defined by the intermittent drainage patterns of Kiowa Creek and Jack Rabbit Creek, which cut through the undulating terrain near Alkire. The scarcity of permanent surface water is evident in the dense distribution of groundwater infrastructure, with numerous numbered wells and landmarks like Windmill 4736 and Windmill 4819 serving the local agricultural needs.

Evidence of early 20th-century water management is found in the Gaynor Nile Ditch, which traverses the eastern sections near Rock Creek. This survey was conducted as part of a Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, capturing the rural infrastructure of the Colorado plains before modern expansion changed the footprint of these outlying school districts and ranching outposts.