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2022 Map of Wiley

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Wiley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Agricultural life in the lower Arkansas River Valley is defined by a complex irrigation network, as shown in this contemporary study of Prowers and Bent Counties. The town of Wiley serves as a central hub, surrounded by a grid of named rural roads and a sophisticated water management system. Major arteries like the Fort Lyon Canal and Satanta Canal cut through the high plains, feeding smaller channels such as the Wiley Drainage Ditch and Clover Meadow Ditch.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near the Wiley Cem or at the small settlements of Big Bend and Sugar. The presence of the Thurston Reservoir and several other specialized ditches, including the Maehung Ditch and Pleasant Valley Drainage Ditch, highlights the enduring importance of water rights and land engineering in this corner of Colorado. The map clearly delineates the border between Bent and Prowers counties, providing a clear spatial context for 21st-century property and historical research.