1985 Map of Garrett Ranch

About this map

Garrett Ranch serves as the namesake landmark for this portion of the High Plains in eastern New Mexico, where the landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainage of Running Water Draw. During the mid-1980s, this area of Curry County reflected a highly managed agricultural environment, evidenced by the numerous marked Wells and an industrial Feedlot in the southeast. The terrain is characterized by broad, subtle depressions and the infrastructure of modern ranching and utility transport, including a prominent Substation and a diagonal Pipeline. This document provides a record of land use and water management in a region where seasonal watercourses like Running Water Draw shape the topography and placement of local homesteads.