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1974 Map of Indian Tank

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Indian Tank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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The Chittim Gas Field dominates this section of Maverick County, showing a landscape defined by energy extraction and cattle ranching in the mid-1970s. The network of resource management is visible through numerous industrial markers, including a Gas Plant, a Radio Tower, and several dispersed Gas Well and Oil Well sites. This industrial infrastructure is overlaid upon a dry ranching environment where water management is paramount, evidenced by the high density of livestock tanks bearing local family or descriptive names.

Watercourses like Mustang Creek, Picosa Creek, and Indian Creek carve through the terrain, though the primary water sources for the area's operations are man-made impoundments. Significant landmarks such as Rincon de Flores Tank, Golondrina Tank, and the eponymous Indian Tank illustrate the historical reliance on these catchments. To the west, Chapotal Hill rises near Chapotal Tank, providing a distinct topographic break in a region otherwise characterized by gradual slopes and ephemeral drainages.