2010 Map of Gooch Lake

About this map

Gooch Lake and the neighboring Saleh Lake anchor the northern reaches of this Dawson County landscape, where the flat Texas High Plains are defined by a rigid grid of ranch and farm roads. The small settlement of Grandview stands near the western edge, serving as a focal point in a territory largely dedicated to agriculture and oil development. The road network is a mixture of state-maintained routes like Fm 2053 and locally named corridors such as Co Rd 1.8 Woodward and Glider Rd. This pattern of land use reflects the systematic surveying of the Llano Estacado, where ephemeral lakes and intermittent drainages provide the only variation in an otherwise geometric layout of fields and property lines.