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1978 Map of Carta Valley SE

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Carta Valley SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Red Bluff Creek and Fivemile Draw cut through this Edwards County landscape, defining the local drainage patterns as they were documented in the late 1970s. The area is characterized by a network of intermittent watercourses and land management features, including scattered Gravel Pits and various Tank sites used for water storage in this arid region.

Evidence of local land use is visible through the system of Jeep Trails and the prominence of Wardlaw in the northeast. A high-point Radio Tower and a marked Cave provide distinct navigational landmarks for those studying the physical geography of this portion of Southwest Texas. In the southern reach, Sycamore Creek winds through the terrain, emphasizing the importance of these seasonal waterways to the ranching or resource extraction activities implied by the numerous Well locations and pits.