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2020 Map of Leavry Canyon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Leavry Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Leavry Canyon and the surrounding high desert of Rio Arriba County are defined by a complex system of drainage and ephemeral water sources. The landscape is marked by substantial elevation changes, ranging from the depths of Chico Canyon to the prominent Tapicito Ridge that divides the southern portion of the sheet. Modern infrastructure is limited to a few arterial routes like Co Rd 402 and Pounds Mill Rd, which provide access to this isolated terrain.

Hydraulic features are central to the geography here, with Bassett Spring and several named catchments like Lower Leavry Pond and Upper Leavry Pond providing critical water points. To the north, the terrain softens slightly where Red Lake and Tule Lake sit among the high plateaus. This 2020 survey provides a clear look at the public land survey system divisions across townships T26N through T28N, illustrating how the grid of the American West was imposed upon the winding paths of Tapicito Cr and Arroyo Compañero.