1976 Map of Gordonville NW

About this map

Red River currents and the expansive reach of Lake Texoma dominate this late-1970s orthophotograph, capturing the shifting border between Texas and Oklahoma. The aerial imagery provides a stark, factual view of the shoreline and sandbar formations at the river's mouth, where the water widens into the lake reservoir. On the Oklahoma side of the river, the small rural settlements of Lebanon and Enville appear amidst a landscape of gridded agricultural plots and wooded creek drainages. This specific photographic survey, conducted by the Geological Survey in late 1976, serves as a high-fidelity record of the land use and water levels before subsequent decades of sedimentation and shoreline development. It highlights the intersection of natural river morphology with the engineered environment of the Texoma basin, providing researchers with a clear look at property boundaries and farmstead locations during this era.