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480 FIELD OPERATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF SOILS, 1922 continuous, stretches along the boundary between the two main plains. Still another area of rough land modifying the lower plain but less rough than the preceding areas lies in the eastern part of the county. The High Plains area lies in the northwestern corner of the county. It is a flat treeless plain with an occasional narrow steepsided canyon near its eastern border. / 3 ", ;... .. The accompanying sketch map (Fig. "14) shows the approximate location and extent ofwing the variousncipal topographic divisions of D ickens County. County. The elevation in Dickens County ranges from approximately 2,000 feet to about 2,800 feet above sea level. The lowest land is in the southeastern part along Croton Creek, while the highest is on the High Plains in the northwestern part. The general or regional slope of the county is toward the southeast. The elevation at Dickens is said to be 2,590 feet and at Spur about 2,300 feet above sea level. E'Ia.~~~~' (:--kth mpsoigtepicplto~rp~cdvsoso ibn ong ' ~'ig lis;() lth'~ " is o laeu \3 Rlingscnaypaeu (4" -.. rknlnd 5 ~oeatl rknln Theaccmpayig setc ma (~ig ~4 shwstheappoxxat location %. '"'~eto tevrostporpi iiiosd ikn County~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\.. Th lvaininDcen ont age rm prxiaey ,0 feet \ jo \*\ ,0 etaov e ee.Teloetln si southeastern~~~ -.tr ..on ' .%nCek wietehghs so Hig PlinsIn he orhweter pat. hegenralor egin' k.p fteconyi oad h otes. -~.~... tin a Dickens~ " " .... obe250fetada pr bu ,00fe b e i' \l
Map displays soil types along with creeks, springs, towns, schools, churches, ranches, experiment substations, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
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Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie) & Strike, W. W. (Wendell William).Soil survey of Dickens County, Texas,
book,
1926;
Washington D.C..
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth19797/m1/8/:
accessed March 19, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.