Loading map...

1973 Map of Coldwater West

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Coldwater West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Coldwater Creek and the ephemeral Cold Draw carve through the high plains of the Texas Panhandle near the border of Oklahoma and Texas. This 1973 field-checked survey reveals an arid landscape defined by critical water sources, including Government Spring, Potato Spring, and Compound Spring. These perennial points were essential for cattle ranching in the northern reaches of Dallam County and Cimarron County.

The topography is dotted with scattered wells and a small-scale Gravel Pit, reflecting the modest infrastructure of the era's agricultural and resource extraction efforts. In the center of the sheet, the Coldwater Lakes appear as depression features, common to this region of the Llano Estacado. The map documents the vast section-line road network and isolated natural features like Agua Fria Cr that served as primary landmarks for local inhabitants and surveyors alike.