2022 Map of Hay Lake

About this map

Hay Lake sits at the center of this Briscoe County landscape, surrounded by the distinctive drainages of the Texas Panhandle. The terrain is defined by the sharp transition between the level plains and the deeply carved canyons of the S Prong Little Red River and Little Cottonwood Creek to the east and south. This topographic contrast illustrates the erosional edge of the Llano Estacado, where surface water has cut complex networks like Big Cottonwood Creek and Los Lingos Creek into the caprock. A network of county roads, such as Co RD 19 and Co RD 20, along with state routes like FM 145, follows the grid-based settlement pattern typical of the region's agricultural and ranching history. Isolated water features like Holmes Cr Tank underscore the importance of water management in this arid environment.