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2016 Map of Willow Creek Ranch

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Willow Creek Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Arikaree River meanders across the high plains of the Colorado-Kansas border, carving a riparian corridor through a landscape defined by ranching and wide-open rangeland. This 2016 survey highlights the sparse, rural infrastructure of the region, where the Willow Creek Ranch serves as a primary local landmark. A notable site for genealogists and local historians is the Jones Family Cem, a small burial ground situated near the riverbanks that speaks to the deep-rooted heritage of early settlers in this arid environment.

The terrain is marked by dramatic shifts from flat plains to eroded breaks, most notably at Devils Canyon in the northeast. Drainage systems like Horse Cr and Dry Willow Cr feed into the Arikaree, though their intermittent nature is characteristic of the High Plains geography. A network of numbered county roads, such as Co RD PP and Co RD SS, provides the only grid for navigating these vast reaches where the state line between Colorado and Kansas remains a quiet, unpopulated boundary.