2020 Map of Hammond Ranch SW

About this map

Running Water Draw carves a subtle path through this section of the High Plains, illustrating the hydrological patterns of eastern New Mexico. This 2020 survey of Curry County documents an expansive agricultural and ranching landscape organized by a rigorous grid of section lines and county roads. Significant transit corridors like Curry Road Z, Curry Road 17, and Curry Road X divide the terrain into massive blocks, typical of the regional land management. The drainage features and scattered depressions shown here reveal the natural topography that underlies the man-made boundaries of t5n r33e and t4n r34e. This map serves as a primary record of the modern rural infrastructure and water management in a part of the state where the legacy of the Public Land Survey System remains the dominant structural element of the landscape.