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1959 Map of Lelia Lake Creek

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Lelia Lake Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Salt Fork Red River dominates the northern reaches of this Donley County landscape, where the sandy riverbed and its braided channels contrast with the rising bluffs to the south. This 1959 survey records a transition in Texas Panhandle land use, with systematic section-line roads and fenced enclosures framing the drainage of Lelia Lake Creek. A significant transportation corridor is defined by the Ft Worth and Denver (Burlington) railroad, which cuts across the southwest corner, paralleling the local highway network and connecting the cattle country to larger markets.

Local history is preserved in small, scattered landmarks like the Rowe Cem and several small-scale industrial sites, including a Sandpit. The terrain is deeply etched by seasonal watercourses such as Bell Creek, Oklahoma Draw, and the distinctive Eagle Arroyo, showing the erosive power of the plains environment before modern conservation and drainage management significantly altered these natural features.