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2013 Map of Dog Lake

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Dog Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

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Mescalero Ridge cuts a sharp escarpment across this section of the Llano Estacado, separating the high plains from the Querecho Plains to the southwest. The landscape is defined by the infrastructure of the Permian Basin's energy economy, where extensive extraction operations like the Maljamar Oil Field, Leamex Oil Field, and Sannel Oil Field dominate the terrain. This 2013 survey illustrates a complex grid of access roads such as Tomahawk and Dog Lake Rd that service these industrial sites.

Water management in this arid environment is highlighted by the presence of numerous named windmills, including Steel Windmill, Emsay Windmill, and Green Windmill, which support long-standing cattle operations like the Taylor-Holeman Ranch. Smaller hydrologic features like Dog Lake Well and White Lake provide rare surface markers in a region primarily shaped by industrial development and ranching heritage.