2022 Map of Lewis Ranch

About this map

Horse Creek Reservoir dominates this landscape on the boundary of Otero and Bent counties, serving as a critical node in a complex network of agricultural water management. The high plains terrain is defined by engineered waterways that redirect flow across the arid basin, including the expansive Fort Lyon Storage Canal and the Horse Creek Reservoir Inlet Ditch. These features, along with the Horse Cr Reservoir Outlet Ditch and the Lewis Lateral, illustrate the intensive human modification required to support irrigation in this part of Colorado. A sparse grid of rural county roads, such as Timber Lake Rd and Co RD 33, provide the only terrestrial access through these township and range sections, where the proximity to Horse Cr remains the primary influence on the land's utility and settlement patterns.