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2019 Map of Coldwater West

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Coldwater West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Rita Blanca National Grassland dominates this portion of Dallam County, preserving a landscape defined by the high plains of the Texas Panhandle. The area is marked by a network of intermittent water sources and drainage patterns, including Coldwater Cr and the ephemeral Compound Draw. These hydrological features were historically critical for cattle ranching in an arid environment, as evidenced by named water points like Government Spring, Potato Spring, and the seasonal Coldwater Lakes.

A system of named roads and cattle lanes, such as Buffalo Springs Ln, Phillips Ln, and W High Lonesome Ln, provides a grid-like framework for the remote ranching operations here. The map illustrates the transition from open grazing land to the structured farm-to-market network of FM 296, showing how transportation evolved to support the agricultural needs of the Northwest Texas corner near the border with Oklahoma and New Mexico.