2023 Map of Field SE

About this map

Running Water Draw meanders across the high plains of Curry County in this contemporary topographic record. The landscape is defined by its vast agricultural grid, where a network of section-line roads such as Curry Road AF and Curry Road AE organize the terrain into distinct townships. Most of the surface water is concentrated in small, seasonal depressions, with Dead Horse Lake serving as a primary hydrological landmark in the southeastern portion of the quadrangle. The lack of major towns or dense industrial sites highlights the persistent rural character of this region, where land management and drainage patterns remain the primary features of interest. For those studying the evolution of local ranching or farming tracts, the precise survey lines and road designations like Curry Road 23 and Curry Road 17 clarify the modern geography of the eastern New Mexico plains.