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2023 Map of Borica

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Borica
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Borica serves as the central focal point in this high-desert Guadalupe County landscape, situated near the headwaters and drainage paths of seasonal waterways. The map documents a sparsely populated ranching or pastoral region where water management is critical, evidenced by the Borica Dam and the winding course of Puerto Creek to the north and Carrizo Creek further south.

A network of local roads provides the primary infrastructure through the arid terrain, including named routes like Bienvenida Rd, Hughes Rd, and Nopal Rd. These corridors connect isolated homesteads and grazing lands across the township boundaries of T6N and T5N. The intricate contour lines reveal a land defined by subtle elevation shifts and arroyos, typical of eastern New Mexico's wide-open geography as it appeared in the early 21st century.