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2016 Map of Balmorhea

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Balmorhea
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Sandia Springs and the headwaters of Toyah Creek anchor the northern reaches of this Trans-Pecos landscape, where a sophisticated network of irrigation infrastructure manages the region's limited water. The town of Balmorhea sits at the nexus of these systems, surrounded by the Main Canal, Madera Diversion Canal, and Inlet Feeder Canal which direct flow into Balmorhea Lake. This water management system is essential for the local agriculture visible in the grid of county roads northeast of the settlement.

To the south, the terrain rises sharply into the foothills of the Barrilla Mountains and the Saddle Back Mountains. These high-desert peaks are intersected by drainage features such as Kountz Draw and Paloma Draw, leading toward Point Canyon. The presence of the Brogado Cemetery and the historic street grid of Balmorhea, including Railroad Avenue, provides valuable spatial context for genealogists and local historians researching the early 21st-century footprint of this Reeves County community.