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2022 Map of Freer NW

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Freer NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The arid plains of South Texas dominate this landscape north of Freer, where the drainage patterns of Soledad Cr and Government Wells Cr carve through the brush country. This area is characterized by a high concentration of livestock watering tanks, essential for ranching in this dry climate, including Piedra Tank, Cochina Tank, and Rincon Tank. These features, many bearing family or Spanish names, illustrate the enduring cattle-ranching heritage of the Duval County Ranch North-Lloyd-Tank region.

Infrastructure is sparse, primarily defined by Ranch Rd 863 cutting diagonally across the southwestern portion of the map. The intricate network of seasonal streams like Charamusca Cr and Ygnacio Cr reveals the natural topography that has dictated land use for generations. Researchers can trace property divisions and historical water access points that have sustained the local economy since the early twentieth-century oil and ranching booms.