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2013 Map of Arroyo Del Agua

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Arroyo Del Agua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Arroyo del Agua and the nearby village of Coyote anchor this landscape where the Rio Puerco drainage meets the high plateaus of northern New Mexico. The map reveals a cluster of rural settlements including Santa Teresa and Cañoncito de los Cordovas, which are connected by a network of county roads like Co Rd 426 and Co Rd 430. These small communities sit at the base of dramatic elevations, most notably Mesa Alta and Mesa Poleo, within the broader boundaries of the Santa Fe National Forest.

Water management is central to the land's utility, evidenced by the numerous specialized water features such as Mesa Alta Wildlife-Trick Tank and Navajo Trick Tank. The terrain is deeply etched by canyons and arroyos, with Salitral Cr and Poleo Cr carving through the mesa land. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact location of family-named landmarks like Cañada Schmidt and Loma Coyote, documenting the intersection of livestock ranching and national forest lands in Rio Arriba County.