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2017 Map of Diamond Mound

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Diamond Mound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Diamond Mound rises above a landscape defined by ephemeral drainage patterns and seasonal basins along the border of Chaves and Eddy Counties. This 2017 survey details the hydrologic character of the region, where internal drainage leads to several named playas and sinks including White Lake, Crow Flat Lake, Cave Lake, and Flat Lake. These features, along with Ashee Lake in the northeast, represent the intermittent water sources critical to the arid high plains environment.

Terrain features such as Pavo Mesa and Crow Flats dictate the local geography, while significant erosional channels like Dog Canyon Draw and Derrick Draw provide the primary relief. The map illustrates a sparse human footprint centered on rural access roads like Co RD 35 and Co RD 209, reflecting a region primarily dedicated to ranching and land management within the township and range grid system.