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2023 Map of Kansas Valley Lake

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Kansas Valley Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Kansas Valley Lake sits as the central focal point of this arid Harding County landscape, fed and drained by a network of ephemeral watercourses that define the local topography. This high plains environment is characterized by numerous seasonal draws and creeks, including Reunion Draw, Matilda Roy Draw, and the westward-flowing Tequesquite Creek. The area's ranching heritage is evidenced by the sparse but deliberate grid of local county roads, such as Co RD R and Yarbrough Rd, which connect isolated homesteads and landmarks.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Johnson Cem near the center of the survey, a quiet marker of early settlement history in this corner of New Mexico. In the south, the terrain drops away into Ross Canyon, while other features like Pat Le Doux Creek and Ojitos Draw illustrate how water—even when intermittent—has dictated the naming and human organization of this section of the Great Plains.