Elm Creek, which drains into the lake, flows north through the northeastern part of the township.

Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Saline River, runs northeastward through the northwestern part of the township.

In the south, the Smoky Hill River flows generally eastward through the township, joined by one of its tributaries, Beaver Creek, which runs northeastward.

[8][9] A network of mostly unpaved county roads is laid out across the township in a rough grid pattern.

The old alignment of U.S. 40, now a paved county road, runs east–west immediately south of and parallel to I-70.

Less than a mile south of the Smoky Hill, Lincoln Lane, another paved road, runs east–west through the township.