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2017 Map of Kansas Valley Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Kansas Valley Lake sits in the high tablelands of Harding County, marking a landscape defined by a network of drainage draws and intermittent creeks. This 2017 survey reveals the quiet, rural character of the region, where the terrain is carved by features such as Reunion Draw and Matilda Roy Draw. The presence of the Johnson Cem on a high point near Johnson Rd provides a specific point of interest for genealogists and local historians, anchoring the map to the families who settled this part of New Mexico.

A network of named ranch roads, including Co RD R and Yarbrough Rd, connects the scattered sections of this territory. Water remains the primary shaper of the land here, with Tequesquite Cr and Pat Le Doux Cr winding through the southern and eastern quadrants. The mapping of Ross Canyon in the southwest corner suggests the more varied elevation changes found as the plateau drops away into deeper drainage systems.