2012 Map of Cottonwood Creek

About this map

Beggs Ranch and its private Beggs Ranch Airport anchor this rural Texas landscape where water management defines the pattern of human settlement. The territory is a network of named livestock tanks and windmills, reflecting the fundamental ranching economy of Garza County in the early 21st century. High-profile water features like Five Section Tank, Bear Grass Tank, and Chestney Tank are scattered across the drainage basins of the Salt Fork Brazos River and the N Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River. Topographic landmarks such as Home Draw and Round Mountain Windmill provide orientation points in a region where travel relies on roads like Bird Rd and P 2880. This survey documents a working landscape where every windmill, from Slicknasty Windmill to Mare Windmill, serves as a critical node in local operations.