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1965 Map of Buffalo Springs Lake

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Buffalo Springs Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Buffalo Springs Lake dominates the lower-central portion of this survey, cradled within the steep, branching relief of Yellow House Canyon. This dramatic cut into the Llano Estacado plains provides a sharp contrast to the surrounding grid of farmland and oil infrastructure. Along the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River and its North Fork, the terrain descends rapidly through layered contours, revealing a complex landscape of bluffs and drainage channels that diverge from the flat agricultural tableland above.

Local settlement and infrastructure are concentrated near the rim and along a network of named rural routes. The community of Roosevelt sits on the plateau, featuring a High Sch, while several family-named roads like Bear Farm Road and Walters Road indicate the established agricultural parcels of the mid-20th century. Numerous wells and pipelines scattered across the northern sections reflect the region's petroleum development, while features like Benson Lake and various quarries suggest diverse land use near the canyon's edge.