2016 Map of Dry Lakes

About this map

Dry Lakes and the surrounding high-altitude desert of the San Luis Valley are meticulously documented in this 2016 survey. The landscape is defined by a rigid grid of residential and agricultural roads, reflecting a planned land-division pattern. Notable thoroughfares such as Tyler Ave, Taft Ave, and Truman Ave bisect the terrain, intersecting with numbered streets ranging from 1st St up to Fifteen St. This geometric layout is interrupted by the natural depressions of the lakes and the functional course of the Central Lateral canal, which provides essential water management to this arid region. The map captures the transition between organized human settlement and the ephemeral water features of Alamosa County, showing how irrigation infrastructure like Rd 2 S and Twomile Rd integrates with the sparse natural hydrography.