Wilcox Tanks and Sand Tanks serve as critical water management points in this arid stretch of Chaves County. This 2020 survey reveals a landscape largely defined by the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t8s r30e and t9s r31e demarcating the high desert terrain. The infrastructure is minimal, consisting of a few secondary routes such as Co Rd 39 and Nogeezi Rd that navigate the subtle elevation changes of the southeast Curlew Lake area. The map illustrates the contemporary balance between ranching resources and the vast, open geography of southeastern New Mexico, where man-made tanks are the primary landmarks in an otherwise sparsely populated region.
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1954 · Brownfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Brownfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Brownfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Caprock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Oasis
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Mescalero Point NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Curlew Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Presler Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1978 · Button Mesa North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Curlew Lake SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000