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2017 Map of Hope NW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Hope NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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N Cottonwood Cr and S Cottonwood Cr define the drainage patterns across this high desert landscape on the border of Chaves and Eddy counties. The terrain is deeply etched by numerous draws and canyons, suggesting a watershed characterized by ephemeral flows and sudden runoff. Notable landforms such as Goaty Canyon and Well Canyon provide landmarks in a territory otherwise marked by wide-open spaces and section lines.

Remote roads such as W Walnut Draw Rd and W Pearson Rd skirt the edges of these topographic depressions, connecting cattle-ranching interests or resource access points. The nomenclature of the landscape, including Paris Dainwood Draw, George Draw, and Johnson Draw, likely reflects the early homesteading families and individuals who attempted to manage these arid drainage basins during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.