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2017 Map of Lewis Canyon

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lewis Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Lewis Canyon serves as the central drainage of this arid landscape, where the management of water is the primary human footprint. The map documents an intricate network of tanks, including School Girl Tank, Bluff Tank, and Bull Tank, which are essential for livestock and local land use in this high-desert environment. These features, along with Tanner Tank, suggest a ranching economy that relies on catchment systems within the deep cuts of Willow Canyon and Hay Canyon.

The presence of Crow Flats and Cornucopia Draw highlights the varying relief of the terrain, while roads like Co RD g004 provide the only significant access through these remote sections of Otero County. The land is strictly organized by township and range lines, such as t24s r17e and t25s r18e, illustrating the formal partitioning of the American West in a region dominated by canyons like Boardwell Canyon and the wide expanse of Fourmile Draw.