maps and liniguistics, (now my master cool maps thread)

[mocat]

i love the topo maps of kansas

https://www.reddit.com/r/Lawrence/comments/l3gtkh/ive_been_rendering_topographic_maps_of_states_and/

[michigancat]

i love the topo maps of kansas

https://www.reddit.com/r/Lawrence/comments/l3gtkh/ive_been_rendering_topographic_maps_of_states_and/

that's cool, one of the most infuriating things i've ever read was the turkeys that did a mathematical analysis to determine Kansas was actually flatter than a pancake.

[steve dave]

Should have a giant red star on MOUNT SUNFLOWER

[mocat]

also is there another state with more mid century us corps of engineering dam lakes? i mean probably there is but kansas has a lot of them

[steve dave]

my grandfather was born in schenectady, ny and went to union college and then albany law and then joined the army corp of engineers as an attorney for them and he basically spent his entire career going around and pissing off local townies about how they were going to damn up their river and back up the water and negotiating with old farmers who refused to leave and crap. he did that on the tuttle creek damn and stayed at the warhem hotel the whole time. then he later met my grandmother when he was based out of KC. so thank you army corp of engineer damns is basically what I'm saying.

[steve dave]

he claims that the old townies would like take pot shots at them with their old timey farmer guns if they saw them driving down the road and crap so they drove unmarked cars and didn't tell anyone who they were when they were around MHK. probably made up but if you ever want to listen to someone talk for like 5+ hours about exaggerated and maybe made up adventures like that I've got a guy.

[ben ji]

my grandfather was born in schenectady, ny and went to union college and then albany law and then joined the army corp of engineers as an attorney for them and he basically spent his entire career going around and pissing off local townies about how they were going to damn up their river and back up the water and negotiating with old farmers who refused to leave and crap. he did that on the tuttle creek damn and stayed at the warhem hotel the whole time. then he later met my grandmother when he was based out of KC. so thank you army corp of engineer damns is basically what I'm saying.

Your grandfather flooded my grandfather's hometown of Randolph

[steve dave]

my grandfather was born in schenectady, ny and went to union college and then albany law and then joined the army corp of engineers as an attorney for them and he basically spent his entire career going around and pissing off local townies about how they were going to damn up their river and back up the water and negotiating with old farmers who refused to leave and crap. he did that on the tuttle creek damn and stayed at the warhem hotel the whole time. then he later met my grandmother when he was based out of KC. so thank you army corp of engineer damns is basically what I'm saying.

Your grandfather flooded my grandfather's hometown of Randolph

Officially water flooded it so

[WillieWatanabe]

my grandfather was born in schenectady, ny and went to union college and then albany law and then joined the army corp of engineers as an attorney for them and he basically spent his entire career going around and pissing off local townies about how they were going to damn up their river and back up the water and negotiating with old farmers who refused to leave and crap. he did that on the tuttle creek damn and stayed at the warhem hotel the whole time. then he later met my grandmother when he was based out of KC. so thank you army corp of engineer damns is basically what I'm saying.

Your grandfather flooded my grandfather's hometown of Randolph

my dad helped tear down the buildings in old Randolph

[MakeItRain]

also is there another state with more mid century us corps of engineering dam lakes? i mean probably there is but kansas has a lot of them

Probably not another state with a higher percentage of said lakes. Are there any natural lakes in Kansas at all?

[wetwillie]

also is there another state with more mid century us corps of engineering dam lakes? i mean probably there is but kansas has a lot of them

Allegedly Inman near McPherson

Probably not another state with a higher percentage of said lakes. Are there any natural lakes in Kansas at all?

[Sandstone Outcropping]

also is there another state with more mid century us corps of engineering dam lakes? i mean probably there is but kansas has a lot of them

Allegedly Inman near McPherson

Probably not another state with a higher percentage of said lakes. Are there any natural lakes in Kansas at all?

Lake Inman is the largest naturally occurring lake in KS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Inman

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Good trip to the maps section at Pathfinder last week. Xpost vision questing.

[Spracne]

Good trip to the maps section at Pathfinder last week. Xpost vision questing.

Hell yeah, Sandstone!

[Spracne]

also is there another state with more mid century us corps of engineering dam lakes? i mean probably there is but kansas has a lot of them

Allegedly Inman near McPherson

Probably not another state with a higher percentage of said lakes. Are there any natural lakes in Kansas at all?

Lake Inman is the largest naturally occurring lake in KS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Inman

Lake Inman is so small that I grew up 15 minutes from there, and this is the first time I've ever heard about it.

[WillieWatanabe]

they get some migratory cranes to visit which is the only reason I knew about it.

[MakeItRain]

Good trip to the maps section at Pathfinder last week. Xpost vision questing.

Big ups to Mt. Princeton

[Institutional Control]

I had 2 great uncles die during the construction of the dam at Lake Kanopolis.


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[WillieWatanabe]

I had 2 great uncles die during the construction of the dam at Lake Kanopolis.


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damn, separately or one accident?

[Institutional Control]

I had 2 great uncles die during the construction of the dam at Lake Kanopolis.


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damn, separately or one accident?

Separate accidents about 6 months apart.


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[Sandstone Outcropping]

I had 2 great uncles die during the construction of the dam at Lake Kanopolis.


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damn, separately or one accident?

Separate accidents about 6 months apart.


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Good grief. What happened? I've never thought of dam-building in Kansas as being especially dangerous.

[nicname]

Is Cheyanne Bottoms considered a lake?

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Is Cheyanne Bottoms considered a lake?

It is considered a "wetland complex."

[Spracne]

Is Cheyanne Bottoms considered a lake?

It is considered a "wetland complex."

I've seen Cheyanne's bottom and can confirm it is indeed a wetland complex.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

Is Cheyanne Bottoms considered a lake?

It is considered a "wetland complex."

I've seen Cheyanne's bottom and can confirm it is indeed a wetland complex.