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2013 Map of Camaleon Draw East

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Camaleon Draw East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The arid high plains of central New Mexico meet at a tri-county junction on this sheet, where the boundaries of Lincoln, Guadalupe, and Torrance counties converge. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral Camaleon Draw, which cuts across the northern terrain. Water management is the primary human imprint on this open country, evidenced by a network of named tanks and catchments used for livestock and ranching.

Features such as Telephone Lake and Jojonera Lake provide essential landmarks in a region where natural permanent water is scarce. Smaller catchments including Sotol Tank, Casino Tank, Burro Tank, and Johnson Tank are scattered across the township and range divisions, illustrating the distributed nature of water access for rural operations during this period. The survey captures the topographic contours of the high desert before any significant modern development altered the drainage patterns of the draw.