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<br />" <br />, <br />" <br /> <br />MAPS AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS <br /> <br />Elbert County Base and Index Maps <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />"l <br /> <br />Three maps of Elbert County are presented in this report. The <br />primary highway system and principal towns are shown in the base map <br />on the left. The U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps that cover <br />the county are shown in the center map and are indexed by row letter <br />and column number. Aerial photographs also are available for western <br />El bert County; the roll and exposure number of each photograph are <br />indicated in the index map on the right. <br /> <br />Flood-Prone Area Base Maps <br /> <br />U.S. Geological Survey 7.S-minute topographic maps (also called <br />quadrangle maps) were used to show the flood-prone areas in Elbert <br />County. The maps were cut into four parts. Each part was then enlarged <br />to a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000 feet, and 100-year flood-prone areas <br />were indicated along the larger streams. The individual flood maps <br />show an area of nearly IS square miles. The maps are indexed by row <br />letter, coll'mn number, and quadrant of the original quadrangle used. <br />Thus, map C-3-NW describes flood boundaries in the northwest part of <br />the Kiowa 7.S-minute topographic map shown as C-3 on the index to <br />topographic quadrangles. <br /> <br />Topographic maps, printed In color, can be purchased by mail from <br />the Branch of Distribution, U.S. Geological Surv~y, Bo><--,25286, Denver <br />Federal Center, Denver, CO. 80225. Topographic maps also may be viewed <br />at the office of the Elbert County land Use Administrator, Elbert <br />County Courthouse, Kiowa, Colo. <br /> <br /> <br />Aerial Photographs <br /> <br />Aerial photographs of Kiowa County were taken in 1977 by the u.S. <br />Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva~ion Service. The ground area <br />shown on each photograph is about 3D squar~ miles and partly overlaps, <br />the areas shown on adjacent photographs. The photographs, which were <br />enlarged to a scale of 1 inch equals 1,320 feet (4 inches per mile), <br />show roads and land development as of mid-1977. Other landmarks, <br />including buildings, earthen dams, and even individual trees, may be <br />identified on the selected aerial views. This identification helps the <br />user compare older mapped information with conditions in 1977. Aerial <br />photographs of western Elbert County can be viewed at the office of <br />the Elbert County Land Use Administrator, Elbert County Courthouse, <br />Kiowa, Colo. <br /> <br />6 <br />