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1986 Map of Lacy Creek

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Lacy Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The sprawling petroleum infrastructure of the Permian Basin dominates this landscape, where the Spraberry Oil Field and Johnson Oil Field intersect with the high plains of West Texas. Settlement is sparse, concentrated in small hubs such as Garden City, Saint Lawrence, and Midkiff, while the remainder of the terrain is defined by a complex network of ephemeral drainage features. Significant draws, including Mustang Draw, Monahans Draw, and Johnson Draw, provide the primary topography, leading toward the upper reaches of the North Concho River.

Surface water is largely intermittent, characterized by several named basins such as Dewey Lake, Salt Lake, and Paterson Lake that serve as vital landmarks in an otherwise arid environment. The map details the transition from the relatively flat oil fields in the west to more dissected terrain near Sterling Creek and James Hollow in the east, capturing a period when industrial expansion and traditional ranching coexisted across the county lines of Glasscock, Midland, and Reagan.