2019 Map of Hay Lake

About this map

Hay Lake and the surrounding high plains of Briscoe County are defined by a network of seasonal watercourses and playa lakes that drain toward the Caprock Escarpment. This 2019 survey documents a landscape where traditional ranching infrastructure, such as Holmes Cr Tank, intersects with a modern grid of county roads. The drainage systems of Los Lingos Cr and the North Fork Red River provide significant topographical relief against the flatter agricultural and grazing lands. These creek beds, including Big Cottonwood Cr and Little Cottonwood Cr, reveal the complex erosion patterns that characterize the transition from the Llano Estacado into the canyonlands to the east. The map captures the current layout of local transport, dominated by routes like Ranch Rd 145 and Ranch Rd 2464, which facilitate movement through this sparsely populated cattle-country terrain.