2010 Map of Lariat NE

About this map

Running Water Draw winds through the northern portion of this Parmer County landscape, a seasonal watercourse that provides one of the few natural breaks in an otherwise strictly partitioned agricultural grid. The map reveals a highly structured rural environment defined by a dense network of county roads, such as Co Rd 10 and Co Rd 12, which intersect at precise intervals to serve the surrounding farms. This systematic layout is characteristic of the High Plains, where land use is dictated by the availability of water and the efficiency of transport along routes like Fm 145. Scattered depressions and small intermittent basins across the terrain suggest the presence of playas, typical of this region's drainage patterns. The absence of named towns within the quadrangle emphasizes the purely agrarian nature of the area during the early 21st century.