The Nueces River winds through this South Texas landscape, marking a terrain defined by ranching and water management. Centered on the Flying W Ranch, the map reveals a network of county roads and ranch tracks that serve as the primary infrastructure for this rural portion of La Salle and Dimmit counties. The hydrography is characterized by intermittent drainages like Sauz Mocho Cr, Sage Cr, and Espio Cr, which feed into the main river channel or collect in scattered catchments such as the Ritchie Reservoir. Roads like Valley Wells Rd and Ranch Rd 1558 connect the various ranch properties, showing the modern layout of landholdings in this part of the Brush Country. This survey provides a precise look at the rural landscape and property access points as they existed in the mid-2010s.
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1925 · San Roque Lake 1-a
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1927 · Bart
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Cotulla
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1932 · Valley Wells
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Big Wells
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Catarina
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Artesia Wells
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Crystal City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Crystal City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Woodward
USGS Topo · 1:62,500